端倪

duānní
  1. boundary
  2. clue
  3. indication
  4. to obtain clues
  5. to infer

CEDICT

  1. (literary) boundary; limit; bound
  2. (literary) to predict (the development of); to forecast
  3. boundary; limit; bound
  4. sign; inkling; clue
  5. to predict (the development of); to forecast

Wiktionary

  1. 事情的头绪。
  2. 推寻事物的本末终始。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 端 duān
  1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity
  2. (bound form) aspect; facet
  3. (bound form) upright; proper
  4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
  5. to eliminate; to wipe out
=1 端 duān
  1. old variant of 端 duān
  2. start
  3. origin
2 倪 ní
  1. (literary) small child
  2. (literary) limit; bound; extremity
  3. (literary) to differentiate
  4. (literary) origin; cause

Containing this entry

一窥端倪 yīkuīduānní to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
不可端倪 bùkěduānní
  1. impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. unfathomable
  3. not a clue

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圉限 yǔxiàn
  1. boundary
  2. limit
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  1. boundary
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垓 gāi boundary
埏 yán boundary
境界 jìngjiè
  1. boundary
  2. state
  3. realm
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