睹始知终
dǔ​shǐ​zhī​zhōng

to see the end from the beginning

  • created sense approved 睹始知终/睹始知終 · dǔ​shǐ​zhī​zhōng · to see the end from the beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    睹始知终 / 睹始知終

    dǔ​shǐ​zhī​zhōng

    to see the end from the beginning

    to foresee the final outcome from the initial stages of a situation

    睹 (literal) → 睹 · dǔ · to see 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · beginning 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 终 (literal) → 终/終 · zhōng · end

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    created sense