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forewarn; make clear beforehand; let it be clearly understood beforehand

yǒu yán zài xiān

有 言 在 先

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slforewarn; make clear beforehand; let it be clearly understood beforehand
- bù shì yǒu yán zài xiān guò shí bù hòu de ma
  不是有言在先，过时不候的吗？
  Wasn't it clearly understood that we wouldn't wait for anyone who was late?
- yǔ zhī xiāng fǎn wǒ de tí yì shì yǒu yán zài xiān de tōng zhàng
  与之相反，我的提议是有言在先的通胀。
  My proposal, by contrast, is pre-emptive inflation.
synonym
yǒu yán zài qián有言在前

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