先见之明 in English xian1 jian4 zhi1 ming2 Meaning

Meanings

  • foresight

Simplified Characters

先 见 之 明

Traditional Characters

先 見 之 明

Pinyin

xian1 jian4 zhi1 ming2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

先xian1early 见jian4to see 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)