Chinese

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conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
 
trad. (伏線/伏綫) /
simp. (伏线) 线

Pronunciation

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Noun

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伏線

  1. foreshadowing (in literature, film, etc.)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: S
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ふく)(せん) (fukusenふくせん (fukusen)?

  1. preparation, foreshadow
    伏線(ふくせん)回収(かいしゅう)
    fukusen kaishū
    firing Chekhov's gun

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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伏線 (bokseon) (hangeul 복선)

  1. hanja form? of 복선 (plot, foreshadowing)