伏笔 fu2 bi3

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

Traditional: 伏筆

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English Phonetic: fɔ:'ʃædəʊɪŋ
Detailed Definition: n the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand\nv indicate by signs\ns indistinctly prophetic