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料事如神

Mandarin · pinyin liào shì rú shén

to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
to have an incredible foresight

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料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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4–4–2–2 · liao4 shi4 ru2 shen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

liu6 si6 jyu4 san4

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(simile) to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; to predict like a prophet

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