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伏笔

fú bǐ

2-character word Traditional 伏筆

What 伏笔 means

1. foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)

The characters in 伏笔

• 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush)
• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…

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