先意承旨
xiān​yì​chéng​zhǐ

to anticipate someone's wishes

  • created sense approved 先意承旨 · xiān​yì​chéng​zhǐ · to anticipate someone's wishes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先意承旨

    xiān​yì​chéng​zhǐ

    to anticipate someone's wishes

    to be sycophantic by anticipating a superior's intentions and catering to them before they are even expressed

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 意 (literal) → 意 · yì · desire 承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to please 旨 (literal) → 旨 · zhǐ · aim

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