頭先

See also: 头先

Chinese

head; (noun suffix)
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
trad. (頭先)
simp. (头先)
anagram 先頭先头

Pronunciation


Note: tao5 sain1 - Jieyang.

Adverb

頭先

  1. (dialectal, including Hokkien) firstly; originally
  2. (dialectal) most importantly
  3. (dialectal, including Hokkien, Puxian Min) just; just now; a moment ago
    唔係頭先 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔系头先 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 m4 hai6 tau4 sin1 heoi3 zo2 gaa3 me1? [Jyutping]
    Didn't you just go?
  4. (Teochew) first; before
  5. (Puxian Min) in front; at the head

Synonyms

  • (first): (xiān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (頭先):
  • Vietnamese: đầu tiên (頭先)

References

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

頭先

  1. chữ Hán form of đầu tiên (first)