冰山一角 (bīng shān-yì jiǎo) — (idiom) tip of the iceberg

Definizione

Esempi

• 这些问题只是冰山一角，真正的麻烦还没来。
  Zhè xiē wèn tí zhǐ shì bīng shān-yì jiǎo, zhēn zhèng de má fan hái méi lái.
  These problems are just the tip of the iceberg; the real trouble hasn't come yet.
• 警察发现的线索只是冰山一角，背后还有更大的组织。
  Jǐng chá fā xiàn de xiàn suǒ zhǐ shì bīng shān-yì jiǎo, bèi hòu hái yǒu gèng dà de zǔ zhī.
  The clues the police found are just the tip of the iceberg; there is a larger organization behind it.
• 表面上看到的只是冰山一角，实际情况复杂得多。
  Biǎo miàn shàng kàn dào de zhǐ shì bīng shān-yì jiǎo, shí jì qíng kuàng fù zá dé duō.
  What you see on the surface is just the tip of the iceberg; the actual situation is far more complicated.