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未卜先知
Mandarin · pinyin wèi bǔ xiān zhī
Meanings
- (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
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4–3–1–1 · wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1
Cantonese word readings for 未卜先知. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to predict accurately; to foretell accurately
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