「先知」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sin1 zi1
Individual
Character Meaning:
first; earlier; before; temporarily; for the time being; for now; not until; then and only then; for no other reason; really; ago; used as a prefix
to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • prophet
    (Cant.) mo1西sai1tung4si4hai6gei1duk1gaau3tung4ji1si1laan4gaau3ge3sin1zi1
    (Eng.) Moses is a prophet for both Christianity and Islam.

  • to refer figuratively to a person who gets to know things very early or has a knack of accurately predicting the future
    (Cant.) 小明真係先知嚟㗎,佢尋日話恆指今日會冧一千點,點知真係冧咗。
    (Eng.) John truly is a seer; yesterday he predicted that the Hang Seng Index would drop by 1000 points, and it did!

See also: 仲好講 先先 先排 先頭 無啦啦 老老實實 話知 講耶穌 題外話 鬼知 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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