識微見幾 shí wēi jiàn jǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

CHARACTERS

識 shí recognize, understand, know
微 wēi small, prefix micro-, trifling
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
幾 jǐ how many? how much?; a few, some