伏筆

fúbǐ

a hint foreshadowing later developments in a story, essay, etc.; foreshadowing

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fu2 bi3

foreshadowing (literary device), foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)

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伏筆|伏笔 [fú bǐ] ► foreshadowing (literary device) ► foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)