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前途未卜 — “The future is uncertain or unpredictable”

前途未卜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the future is uncertain or unpredictable”. Prospects are unknown. Literally, “Future unknown; prospects unpredicted”.

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前途未卜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 前qián
  • 途tú
  • 未wèi
  • 卜bǔ

前途未卜 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
前
qián9forward, before, previous
途
tú10road, path, journey
未
wèi5not yet
卜
bǔ2divine or foretell

Example Sentence with 前途未卜

面对新的生活挑战,她感到自己的前途未卜,心中充满了忐忑。
Facing new life challenges, she felt her future was uncertain, and her heart was filled with apprehension.

Idioms Related to 前途未卜

Synonyms of 前途未卜

  • qián前tú途miǎo渺máng茫future is bleak and uncertain

Antonyms of 前途未卜

  • qián前tú途wú无liàng量boundless future

More idioms starting with 前

  • 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

Questions about 前途未卜

What does 前途未卜 mean?
前途未卜 (qián tú wèi bǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the future is uncertain or unpredictable”.
How do you pronounce 前途未卜?
前途未卜 is pronounced qián tú wèi bǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前途未卜 literally mean?
Literally, 前途未卜 means “Future unknown; prospects unpredicted”. It is used to mean “the future is uncertain or unpredictable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前途未卜?
将来的光景如何难以预测
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