- 先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué foresightperceiving or understanding things before others do; having foresight or keen intuition
- 未卜先知 wèibǔxiānzhī to foreseeto foresee the future; to have uncanny foresight or know something beforehand without needing to ask or use divination
- 先觉先知 xiānjuéxiānzhī foresightperson of foresight and vision; to have the ability to perceive or understand things before others
- 大先知书 dàxiānzhīshū Major Prophetsthe group of books in the Old Testament consisting of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel
- 春江水暖鸭先知 chūnjiāngshuǐnuǎnyāxiānzhī the duck is the first to know the spring water is warm(idiom) people in a specific environment or field are the first to sense changes or trends within it; an expert knows which way the wind blows