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Today, we explore the idiom 「先意希旨」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It means that a filial son will do what his parents want without waiting for them to ask. Later it refers to guessing people’s intentions and flattering them. Same as “anticipating one’s wishes and carrying out one’s will”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiān yì xī zhǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin1 yi3 hei1 ji2
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