兆头 (zhào tou) — omen, portent, sign

Définition

A general word for an 'omen' or 'sign' of what may happen — 预兆 is the more formal, near-synonymous term, while 苗头 points to early indications of a developing (often negative) situation.

noun
omenportentsign

Exemples

  • 兆头
    Yì zhī niǎo fēi jìn wū lǐ, dà jiā dōu shuō zhè shì gè bù hǎo de zhào tou.
    A bird flew into the house, and everyone said it was a bad omen.
  • 兆头
    Nǐ kàn dào nà ge zhào tou le ma? wǒ jué de wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn.
    Did you see that sign? I think we need to be careful.
  • 兆头
    Gǔ dài rén cháng bǎ rì shí kàn zuò bù jí lì de zhào tou.
    Ancient people often regarded solar eclipses as unlucky portents.

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