伏线

Traditional form:

伏線

Pinyin (reading):

fúxiàn

Definitions:

• foreshadowing (literary device)

Characters:

• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail