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foresight

先见之明
xiān jiàn zhī míng
x+iān·1st tonej+iàn·4th tonezh+ī·1st tonem+íng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom) · to have an incredible foresight料事如神liào shì rú shénhaving foresight · a person of foresight先知先觉xiān zhī xiān jué(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight未卜先知wèi bǔ xiān zhī
Antonyms
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective放马后炮fàng mǎ hòu pào
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