先知 [－－]

Jyutping sin1 zi1
Pinyin xiān zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. prophet
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Aware
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喺​宗教​上面​，​指一​啲​由​神​指派​嘅​領​袖​，​負責​傳達​神​嘅​説​話​俾​世人
    prophet
    • 亞伯拉罕，又名易卜拉欣，同時係基督教同伊斯蘭教嘅先知。
      亚伯拉罕，又名易卜拉欣，同时系基督教同伊斯兰教嘅先知。
      Abraham, aka Ibrahim, is a prophet for both Christianity and Islam.
  2. 名詞
    比喻​一​啲​睇​通睇​透​，​先知​先​覺​嘅​人
    to refer figuratively to a person who gets to know things very early or predicts future accurately like a prophet.
    • 小明真係先知嚟㗎，佢尋日話恆指今日會冧一千點，點知真係冧咗。
      小明真系先知嚟㗎，佢寻日话恒指今日会冧一千点，点知真系冧咗。
      John is like a prophet. Yesterday he said that Hang Seng Index would drop by 1000, and it did drop that much today!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to know beforehand; to have foresight
    (syn.) 先覺, 先觉
  2. noun
    person with foresight; visionary; advanced thinker
    (syn.) 先驅者, 先驅, 先觉, 先驱, 先導, 先驱者, 先覺, 先导
  3. noun
    prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)
    (syn.) 预言者, 預言家, 预言家, 預言者
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    过咗三日我先知原来佢失咗踪。
    過咗三日我先知原來佢失咗蹤。
    gwo3 zo2 saam1 jat6 ngo5 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 keoi5 sat1 zo2 zung1 。
    • It was not until three days after that I knew she had disappeared.
  2. Cantonese
    今朝早我同个老婆有少少拗撬。我本来以为无乜嘢，去到夜晚见到佢咁嘅样，先知原来我搞到佢好唔开心。
    今朝早我同個老婆有少少拗撬。我本來以為無乜嘢，去到夜晚見到佢咁嘅樣，先知原來我搞到佢好唔開心。
    gam1 ziu1 zou2 ngo5 tung4 go3 lou5 po4 jau5 siu2 siu2 aau3 hiu3 。 ngo5 bun2 loi4 ji5 wai4 mou4 mat1 je5 ， heoi3 dou3 je6 maan5 gin3 dou3 keoi5 gam3 ge3 joeng6 ， sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 ngo5 gaau2 dou3 keoi5 hou3 m4 hoi1 sam1 。
    • This morning I had a bit of a disagreement with my wife. I didn't think it was a big deal, but seeing what she's like this evening I think I must have upset her.
  3. Cantonese
    你话咗俾我听之后，我先知呢份文件有几咁紧要。
    你話咗俾我聽之後，我先知呢份文件有幾咁緊要。
    nei5 waa2 zo2 bei2 ngo5 ting1 zi1 hau6 ， ngo5 sin1 zi1 nei4 fan6 man4 gin6 jau5 gei2 gam3 gan2 jiu3 。
    • I hadn't recognized the importance of this document until you told me about it.
  4. Cantonese
    点先知个病人系咪喺度咋病呀？
    點先知個病人係咪喺度咋病呀？
    dim2 sin1 zi1 go3 beng6 jan4 hai6 mi1 hai2 dou6 zaa3 beng6 aa3 ？
    • How do you know that the patient is not feigning illness?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    除了安拉再没有其他神明，默罕默德是他的先知。
    除了安拉再沒有其他神明，默罕默德是他的先知。
    chú le ān lā zài méi yǒu qí tā shén míng ， mò hǎn mò dé shì tā de xiān zhī 。
    • There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    地产商啱啱先知道游戏规则已经改变咗。
    地產商啱啱先知道遊戲規則已經改變咗。
    dei6 caan2 soeng1 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 zi1 dou3 jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1 ji5 ging1 goi2 bin3 zo2.
    • Just now the real estate developer discovered that the rules had changed.
  2. Cantonese
    睇到第二季先知个主角做紧咩，我真系好doot呀。
    睇到第二季先知個主角做緊咩，我真係好doot呀。
    tai2 dou3 dai6 ji6 gwai3 sin1 zi1 go3 zyu2 gok3 zou6 gan2 me1, ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 dut6 aa3.
    • It's not until the second season when I knew what the protagonist was up to. I'm such an idiot.
  3. Cantonese
    未卜先知
    未卜先知
    mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1
    • to be able to predict (without being a clairvoyant)
  4. Cantonese
    「我哋个表演几点开始呀？」「唔知呀，我谂两点到啦，要睇下前一个表演会唔会超时先知。」
    「我哋個表演幾點開始呀？」「唔知呀，我諗兩點到啦，要睇下前一個表演會唔會超時先知。」
    ngo5 dei6 go3 biu2 jin2 gei2 dim2 hoi1 ci2 aa3? m4 zi1 aa3, ngo5 nam2 loeng5 dim2 dou2 laa1, jiu3 tai2 haa5 cin4 jat1 go3 biu2 jin2 wui5 m4 wui5 ciu1 si4 sin1 zi1.
    • "When will the next show begin?" "I don't know. It may begin at about two, depending on whether the previous one runs over time or not."
  5. Cantonese
    佢听日last day喇，你唔系而家先知呀嘛？
    佢聽日last day喇，你唔係而家先知呀嘛？
    keoi5 ting1 jat6 laas1 dei1 laa3, nei5 m4 hai6 ji4 gaa1 sin1 zi1 aa6 maa5?
    • Tomorrow is his last day. It can't be true that you didn't know it until now, right?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    屁者先知
    屁者先知
    pì zhě xiān zhī
    • [jocular] The farter is usually the first to realise (and complain about the fart).
  2. Cantonese
    做落先知原来咁难。
    做落先知原来咁难。
    zou6 lok6 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 gam3 naan4.
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  3. Mandarin
    鲁哈尼希望，天启宗教所有追随者利用天启宗教众先知的教导，建设更安全、更稳定和更进步的社会，不要忽视敌人们制造分裂的阴谋诡计。
    魯哈尼希望，天啓宗教所有追隨者利用天啓宗教眾先知的教導，建設更安全、更穩定和更進步的社會，不要忽視敵人們製造分裂的陰謀詭計。
    lǔ hā ní xī wàng ， tiān qǐ zōng jiào suǒ yǒu zhuī suí zhě lì yòng tiān qǐ zōng jiào zhòng xiān zhī de jiào dǎo ， jiàn shè gèng ān quán ， gèng wěn dìng hé gèng jìn bù de shè huì ， bù yào hū shì dí rén men zhì zào fēn liè de yīn móu － guǐ jì ．
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