端倪

yǐ yǒu duān ní kě xún

已有端倪可寻。

We already have some leads.

zhí dào nà shí wèn tí de jiě dá cái chū jiàn duān ní

直到那时问题的解答才初见端倪。

Only then did we have an inkling of the solution to the problem.

tā yě xǔ kàn chū duān ní dàn bù zuò shēng

他也许看出端倪，但不作声。

Maybe he's aware of the situation, but he said nothing.

shì jiàn de fā zhǎn wú cóng duān ní

事件的发展无从端倪。

There is no way to predict the development of the event.