néng
qiā
huì
suàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 能掐会算

能掐会算 means skilled in divination and fortune-telling; able to foretell the future. Pronounced néng qiā huì suàn.

  • skilled in divination and fortune-telling; able to foretell the future

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
shuō
wèi
lǎo
dào
shì
néng
qiā
huì
suàn
 
néng
zhī
guò
wèi
lái
 

Legend has it that the old Taoist priest is skilled in divination and can know the past and the future.

suī
rán
shì
suàn
mìng
xiān
sheng
 
dàn
fēn
shì
chǎng
shì
zǒng
néng
qiā
huì
suàn
 
fēi
cháng
zhǔn
què
 

Although he is not a fortune-teller, his analysis of market trends is always spot-on, as if he could predict the future.

bié
shuō
néng
qiā
huì
suàn
shì
de
 
zhè
shì
jié
guǒ
hái
dìng
ne
 

Don't act as if you can predict everything; the outcome of this matter is still uncertain.