妖孽亦先见 (妖孽亦先見) yāoniè yì xiān jiàn

yāoniè yì xiān jiàn phrase a bad omen will first be seen
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Notes: Quote: from Scroll 13, Chapter 57 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Chan 1963, p. 283)