伏筆 [－笔]

Jyutping fuk6 bat1
Pinyin fú bǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    敍​述​嘅​時​候​為​後​來​情​節​預​先​埋​下​嘅​伏​線
    foreshadowing
    • 《紅樓夢》有詩詞做伏筆，暗示人物嘅命運。
      《红楼梦》有诗词做伏笔，暗示人物嘅命运。
      "hung4 lau4 mung6" jau5 si1 ci4 zou6 fuk6 bat6, am3 si6 jan4 mat6 ge3 ming6 wan6.
      In "Dream of the Red Chamber", poetry works were added as foreshadowing to imply the fate of characters.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    foreshadowing; hint foreshadowing later developments in a story
    (syn.) 张本, 張本
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    《红楼梦》有诗词做伏笔，暗示人物嘅命运。
    《紅樓夢》有詩詞做伏筆，暗示人物嘅命運。
    "hung4 lau4 mung6" jau5 si1 ci4 zou6 fuk6 bat6, am3 si6 jan4 mat6 ge3 ming6 wan6.
    • In "Dream of the Red Chamber", poetry works were added as foreshadowing to imply the fate of characters.