English - Chinese Dictionary | Meaning of 一叶知秋 [一葉知秋] in English: lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom), fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend, a straw in the wind | ChinesePod.com
additional event, act, task, etc that makes a situation finally intolerable (事情、 行动、 任务等)使人终於不胜负荷的最後的量. make bricks without straw => brick. a man of straw => man1. a straw in the `wind slight indication of how things may develop (显示事物动向的)徵兆, 迹象, ...
the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事(或因素等) Idiom: a straw in the wind a small sign of what might happen in the future(预示发生某事的)迹象,苗头,征兆 See also...