伏线
fú​xiàn

foreshadowing

  • created reference approved 伏线/伏線 → 伏笔/伏筆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伏线 / 伏線 fú​xiàn

    伏笔 / 伏筆 fú​bǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 伏线/伏線 · fú​xiàn · foreshadowing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伏线 / 伏線

    fú​xiàn

    foreshadowing

    A literary device or clue hidden in the earlier part of a story that prepares the reader for later developments.

    伏 (literal) → 伏 · fú · to hide 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense