xiān
jiàn
zhī
míng

idiom
common

Meaning of 先见之明

先见之明 means foresight; prescience; the ability to foresee future developments. Pronounced xiān jiàn zhī míng.

  • foresight; prescience; the ability to foresee future developments

Definitions & Examples

Xìng
hǎo
yǒu
xiān
jiàn
zhī
míng
 
qián
cún
le
qián
 

Fortunately he had the foresight to save some money in advance.

yào
yǒu
xiān
jiàn
zhī
míng
 
qián
zuò
hǎo
zhǔn
bèi
 

You need to have foresight and prepare in advance.

Shì
shí
zhèng
míng
de
xiān
jiàn
zhī
míng
shì
zhèng
què
de
 

Facts have proven that his foresight was correct.

Quē
xiān
jiàn
zhī
míng
dǎo
zhì
le
zhè
shī
bài
 

Lack of foresight led to this failure.