duān

literary

Meaning of 端倪

端倪 means clue; beginning; thread of a matter; hint of what is to come; to infer the whole picture; to deduce the beginning and end; to speculate on the entirety. Pronounced duān ní.

  • clue; beginning; thread of a matter; hint of what is to come
  • to infer the whole picture; to deduce the beginning and end; to speculate on the entirety

Definitions & Examples

Àn
qíng
 
zhì
jīn
jǐng
fāng
réng
wèi
xiàn
rèn
duān
 

The case is complex, and so far the police have not found any clues.

Zhè
chǎng
wēi
de
duān
zǎo
zài
nián
qián
jiù
xiǎn
xiàn
 

The beginnings of this crisis were already apparent several years ago.

shì
biàn
huàn
 
háo
duān
xún
 

This matter is unpredictable, with no clues to be found.