前目后凡 — “Detailed first, general later”
前目后凡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a literary technique or narrative style in which an event or topic is first presented in detail and subsequently referred to briefly or in outline in later mentions”. Literally, “Detailed first, general later”.
前目后凡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
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What does 前目后凡 mean?
前目后凡 (qián mù hòu fán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a literary technique or narrative style in which an event or topic is first presented in detail and subsequently referred to briefly or in outline in later mentions”.
How do you pronounce 前目后凡?
前目后凡 is pronounced qián mù hòu fán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前目后凡 literally mean?
Literally, 前目后凡 means “Detailed first, general later”. It is used to mean “a literary technique or narrative style in which an event or topic is first presented in detail and subsequently referred to briefly or in outline in later mentions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前目后凡?
目：细目；凡：概略。《春秋》的一种笔法，一件事在文中重复出现，对前者详加说明，后者概略叙述。