遙遙領先

See also: 遥遥领先

Chinese

		far away; long way off; distant far away; long way off; distant; remote	to lead; to be in the lead
trad. (遙遙領先)		遙遙	領先
simp. (遥遥领先)		遥遥	领先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáoyáolǐngxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu⁴ ling⁵ sin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyáolǐngxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyáolǐngsian
  - Wade–Giles: yao²-yao²-ling³-hsien¹
  - Yale: yáu-yáu-lǐng-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyauliingshian
  - Palladius: яояолинсянь (jaojaolinsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu⁴ ling⁵ sin¹
  - Yale: yìuh yìuh líhng sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu⁴ ling⁵ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu⁴ ling⁵ xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ lɪŋ¹³ siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

遙遙領先

to be a long way in front; to be far ahead; to lead by a wide margin
跑在最前面的二號選手，一馬當先，已遙遙領先其他選手。 [MSC, trad.]
跑在最前面的二号选手，一马当先，已遥遥领先其他选手。 [MSC, simp.]
Pǎo zài zuì qiánmiàn de èr hào xuǎnshǒu, yīmǎdāngxiān, yǐ yáoyáolǐngxiān qítā xuǎnshǒu. [Pinyin]
The second runner running in the front is leading the way and is far ahead of the other runners.
- 2024 April 3, 察客, “下午察：華為切割“遙遙領先”？”, in Lianhe Zaobao‎^[1]:
  
  據可靠消息，任正非不得不在華為內部給老余（華為常務董事余承東）下了“禁令”。每再提一句“遙遙領先”，罰款 1 萬。 [MSC, trad.]
  据可靠消息，任正非不得不在华为内部给老余（华为常务董事余承东）下了“禁令”。每再提一句“遥遥领先”，罚款 1 万。 [MSC, simp.]
  Jù kěkào xiāoxī, Rèn Zhèngfēi bùdébù zài Huáwéi nèibù gěi Lǎoyú (Huáwéi chángwù dǒngshì Yú Chéngdōng) xià le “jìnlìng”. Měi zài tí yījù “yáoyáolǐngxiān”, fákuǎn 1 wàn. [Pinyin]
  According to reliable sources, Ren Zhengfei had to issue a "ban" to Lao Yu (Huawei's Executive Director Yu Chengdong) within Huawei. Each time you mention "far ahead", you will be fined 10,000 yuan.

References

“遙遙領先”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.