先見之明 [－见－－]

Jyutping sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4
Pinyin xiān jiàn zhī míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. foresight
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    事先​睇​清​問題​、​預見​事情​發​展​嘅​能力
    the ability to predict consequences; foresight
    • 都係你有先見之明，好早就買定口罩。
      都系你有先见之明，好早就买定口罩。
      dou1 hai6 nei5 jau5 sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4, hou2 zou2 zau6 maai5 ding6 hau2 zaau3.
      You do have foresight. You bought face masks early.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    prophetic vision; foresight; being ahead of one's time
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嘅设想走得好前，即使有先见之明，都要过咗好长时间，等到印证咗嘞，大众先至认同。
    佢嘅設想走得好前，即使有先見之明，都要過咗好長時間，等到印證咗嘞，大眾先至認同。
    keoi5 ge3 cit3 soeng2 haang2 dak1 hou2 cin4, zik1 si2 jau5 sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4, dou1 jiu3 gwo3 zo2 hou2 coeng4 si4 gaan3, dang2 dou3 jan3 zing3 zo2 laak3, daai6 zung1 sin1 zi3 jing6 tung4.
    • His idea was pioneering. Yet, even though he recognized it in advance, it had taken quite a long time until it was proved, to gain agreement of the mass.
  2. Cantonese
    都系你有先见之明，好早就买定口罩。
    都係你有先見之明，好早就買定口罩。
    dou1 hai6 nei5 jau5 sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4, hou2 zou2 zau6 maai5 ding6 hau2 zaau3.
    • You do have foresight. You bought face masks early.