There are 5 total results for your 先知 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
先知 see styles |
xiān zhī xian1 zhi1 hsien chih senchi せんち |
a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet (noun/participle) foresight; speedy comprehension to first know |
先知先覺 先知先觉 see styles |
xiān zhī xiān jué xian1 zhi1 xian1 jue2 hsien chih hsien chüeh |
having foresight; a person of foresight |
大先知書 大先知书 see styles |
dà xiān zhī shū da4 xian1 zhi1 shu1 ta hsien chih shu |
the biblical books of the prophets |
未卜先知 see styles |
wèi bǔ xiān zhī wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1 wei pu hsien chih |
predictable; something one can predict without being a clairvoyant |
春江水暖鴨先知 春江水暖鸭先知 see styles |
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī chun1 jiang1 shui3 nuan3 ya1 xian1 zhi1 ch`un chiang shui nuan ya hsien chih chun chiang shui nuan ya hsien chih |
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom); fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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