(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
风水先生風水先生 1.feng shui master2.geomancer3.stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
恶人先告状惡人先告狀 1.the guilty party files the suit2.the thief cries thief
see 承前启后[chéng qián qǐ hòu]
Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西汉[xī hàn]
1.to take preemptive action2.(sports) to be in the starting lineup3.(of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
to be the first; to lead the way
1.previously2.before that3.up to then
(Singapore) (loanword) percent
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
my late paternal grandmother
1."Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四运动[wǔ sì yùn dòng]2.abbr. for 德谟克拉西[dé mó kè lā xī]3.see also 赛先生[sài xiān sheng]
1.preliminary notification2.to announce in advance
opposite of 先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
1.posthumous edict of a former emperor2.Liu Bei's 刘备[liú bèi] edict to posterity
to marry after getting pregnant
(filmmaking) to prerecord a musical soundtrack to which actors will later synchronize their performance during filming
the music of former kings
(baseball) starting pitcher
the biblical books of the prophets
Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
1.no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)2.NFU
优先承购权優先承購權 1.prior purchase right2.right of first refusal (ROFR)3.preemptive right to purchase
优先认股权優先認股權 preemptive right (in share issue)
先天与后天先天與後天 nature versus nurture
少年先锋队少年先鋒隊 1.Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)2.abbr. to 少先队
按时间先后按時間先後 chronological
百善孝为先百善孝為先 of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
缠夹二先生纏夾二先生 annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
出师未捷身先死出師未捷身先死 "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])
出头的椽子先烂出頭的椽子先爛 1.lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)2.fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
国际先驱论坛报國際先驅論壇報 International Herald Tribune
春江水暖鸭先知春江水暖鴨先知 1.lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)2.fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows