先賢
Chinese
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
worthy (person) | ||
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trad. (先賢) | 先 | 賢 | |
simp. (先贤) | 先 | 贤 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiānxián
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siansián
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-hsien2
- Yale: syān-syán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshyan
- Palladius: сяньсянь (sjanʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin1 jin4
- Yale: sīn yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-hiân
- Tâi-lô: sian-hiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienhieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
先賢