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Let’s learn about the idiom 「先意承志」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
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.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiān yì chéng zhì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin1 yi3 sing4 ji3
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