在先
Chinese
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first | ||
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| simp. and trad. (在先) |
在 | 先 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zàixiān
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zàisian
- Wade–Giles: tsai4-hsien1
- Yale: dzài-syān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzayshian
- Palladius: цзайсянь (czajsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoi6 sin1
- Yale: joih sīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi6 sin1
- Guangdong Romanization: zoi6 xin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːi̯²² siːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhai-siên
- Hakka Romanization System: cai xienˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: cai4 xian1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯⁵⁵ si̯en²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: cai4 xiên1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰaɪ⁵³ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chāi-sian
- Tâi-lô: tsāi-sian
- Phofsit Daibuun: zaixsiefn
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sai²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Verb
在先
- to be in advance; to come first
Adverb
在先
- formerly; before; in the past
- beforehand; in advance