未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1
- (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
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未
- 尚未 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 mei6 not yet; still not
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 未来 未來 wèi lái ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ mei6 loi4 future
- 未免 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ mei6 min5 unavoidably
- 未婚 wèi hūn ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ mei6 fan1 unmarried
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- 未必 wèi bì ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ mei6 bit1 not necessarily
- 未经 未經 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 ging1 not having undergone
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 (idiom) unprecedented
- 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 minor (i.e. person under 18)
- 丁未 dīng wèi ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ding1 mei6 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- 并未 並未 bìng wèi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ bing6 mei6 (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- 乙未 yǐ wèi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ jyut3 mei6 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 未了 wèi liǎo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mei6 liu5 unfinished
- 未便 wèi biàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mei6 bin6 not in a position to
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
卜
- 占卜 zhān bǔ ㄓㄢ ㄅㄨˇ zim1 buk1 to divine
- 萝卜 蘿蔔 luó bo ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ lo4 baak6 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
- 卜占 bǔ zhān ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄢ buk1 zim1 to divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
- 卜卦 bǔ guà ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ buk1 gwaa3 to divine using the eight trigrams
- 卜问 卜問 bǔ wèn ㄅㄨˇ ㄨㄣˋ buk1 man6 to predict by divining; to consult the oracle
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- 卜宅 bǔ zhái ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄞˊ buk1 zaak6 to choose a capital by divination
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 卜征 bǔ zhēng ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄥ buk1 zing1 to ask oracle for war forecast
- 卜甲 bǔ jiǎ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ buk1 gaap3 oracle tortoise shell
- 卜筮 bǔ shì ㄅㄨˇ ㄕˋ buk1 sai6 divination
- 卜课 卜課 bǔ kè ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ buk1 fo3 to divine by tossing coins
- 卜辞 卜辭 bǔ cí ㄅㄨˇ ㄘˊ buk1 ci4 oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
- 卜骨 bǔ gǔ ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ buk1 gwat1 oracle bone
- 威卜 wēi bǔ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˇ wai1 baak6 vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- 枚卜 méi bǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄨˇ mui4 buk1 to choose officials by divination (archaic)
- 卖卜 賣卜 mài bǔ ㄇㄞˋ ㄅㄨˇ maai6 buk1 to do trade as a fortune teller
- 医卜 醫卜 yī bǔ ㄧ ㄅㄨˇ ji1 buk1 medicine and divination
- 预卜 預卜 yù bǔ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˇ jyu6 buk1 to foretell; to predict
- 卜卜米 Bo bo mǐ ˙ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄇㄧˇ buk1 buk1 mai5 Rice Krispies
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
知
- 不知 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 not to know
- 告知 gào zhī ㄍㄠˋ ㄓ gou3 zi1 to inform; to notify
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 知名 zhī míng ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zi1 ming4 well-known; famous
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- 知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 to know oneself
- 知觉 知覺 zhī jué ㄓ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zi1 gok3 perception
- 知识 知識 zhī shi ㄓ ˙ㄕ zi1 sik1 knowledge
- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 认知 認知 rèn zhī ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ jing6 zi1 cognition
- 通知 tōng zhī ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ tung1 zi1 to notify
- 须知 須知 xū zhī ㄒㄩ ㄓ seoi1 zi1 key information
- 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào ㄋㄚˇ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ naa5 zi1 dou6 who would have thought that ...?
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào ㄕㄟˊ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ seoi4 zi1 dou6 God knows...
- 通知书 通知書 tōng zhī shū ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄕㄨ tung1 zi1 syu1 written notice
- 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ jat1 mou4 so2 zi1 (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不为人知 不為人知 bù wéi rén zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1 not known to anyone