omen; portent; sign
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
omen; portent; sign; indication of things to come
literaryLiterary term referring to signs or indications (especially supernatural or significant ones) that foretell future events. More formal and archaic than 征兆 or 预兆.
Zhè这
shì是
bù不
xiáng祥
de的
zhèn朕
zhào兆
。
This is an ill omen.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
zhèn朕
zhào兆
yǐ已
jīng经
xiǎn显
xiàn现
。
The portents of war have already appeared.
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Tā他
wú无
shì视
zhè这
xiē些
xiōng凶
zhèn朕
zhào兆
，
jì继
xù续
qián前
xíng行
。
He ignored these evil omens and continued forward.
Wàn万
wù物
jiē皆
yǒu有
zhèn朕
zhào兆
，
zhì智
zhě者
néng能
jiàn见
wēi微
zhī知
zhù著
。
All things have their signs; the wise can see the significant in the trivial.