先機 [－机]

Jyutping sin1 gei1
Pinyin xiān jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. key moment
  2. decisive opportunity
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    每件事情都有好的一面,　所以不用计算好处,　相反的要追求挫折,　才得到转机,　洞烛先机.
    每件事情都有好的一面,　所以不用計算好處,　相反的要追求挫折,　才得到轉機,　洞燭先機.
    měi jiàn shì qing dōu yǒu hǎo de yī miàn , suǒ yǐ bù yòng jì suàn hǎo chǔ , xiāng fǎn de yào zhuī qiú cuò zhé , cái dé dào zhuǎn jī , dòng zhú xiān jī .
    • There's an upside to everything so it's unnecessary to focus on the good; on the contrary, we should instead be pushing for reversals because it's only through setbacks that we improve and see decisive opportunities clearly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    洞悉先机
    洞悉先機
    dung6 sik1 sin1 gei1
    • to be visionary