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Home / Idiom / 料事如神

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

料事如神
liào shì rú shén
l+iào·4th tonesh+ì·4th toner+ú·2nd tonesh+én·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to know what's going on心中有数xīn zhōng yǒu shùforesight先见之明xiān jiàn zhī míngwise · brilliant英明yīng míngto lead military operations with extraordinary skill用兵如神yòng bīng rú shén(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight未卜先知wèi bǔ xiān zhī(idiom) to see clearly for ten thousand li; to have a clear understanding of distant or external situations; fig. to have foresight明见万里míng jiàn wàn lǐ
Antonyms
short-sighted鼠目寸光shǔ mù cùn guāngshort-sighted · limited vision目光如豆mù guāng rú dòu
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