| 前途未卜 |
qián tú wèi bǔ |
hanging in the balance / the future is hard to forecast / ¿Qué serà? / who knows what the future holds? |
| 前 |
qián |
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 前途 |
qián tú |
prospects / future outlook / journey |
| 途 |
tú |
way / route / road |
| 未 |
wèi |
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° |
| 未卜 |
wèi bǔ |
(literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable |
| 卜 |
Bǔ |
surname Bu |
| 卜 |
bǔ |
(bound form) to divine |
| 卜 |
bó |
used in 萝卜 |