See the beginning and know the end(dǔ shǐ zhī zhōng)

See the beginning and know the end

It refers to seeing the beginning of something and foreseeing its final result.

Idiom explanation

It refers to seeing the beginning of something and foreseeing its final result.

Idioms and allusions

[source]: yuejueshu, biography of de Xu Wai, written by Yuan Kang of Han Dynasty: "therefore, the sage knows what he has learned from the beginning and what he has learned from the end."

Chinese PinYin : dǔ shǐ zhī zhōng