伏笔 fúbǐ

  1. fúbǐ noun foreshadowing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A literary device that gives taste of material to come
  2. fúbǐ noun foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
    Domain: Literature 文学
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '伏筆')