先端
Chinese
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (先端) |
先 | 端 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiānduān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianduan
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-tuan1
- Yale: syān-dwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianduan
- Palladius: сяньдуань (sjanʹduanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin1 dyun1
- Yale: sīn dyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 dyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 dün1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-toan
- Tâi-lô: sian-tuan
- Phofsit Daibuun: siendoafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ tuan³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tuan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Adverb
先端
- (literary) first
Noun
先端
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 先 | 端 |
| せん Grade: 1 |
たん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 尖端 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
先端 • (sentan)