Chinese Character 先 (sin1 sin3 | xian1 xian3 xian4) : first, foremost; Mister, Sir

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先
sin1 sin3 xian1 xian3 xian4
[1] first; foremost [2] before; earlier; in advance [3] the late ...; the deceased ... [4] one's forebears [5] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 6 Level: 1 Radical: 儿 (#10)
先
This character was last edited on 2nd Jul 2008
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先生 sin1 saang1 xian1 sheng5 = [1] mister, Mr.; [2] husband; [3] teacher (colloquial) 打蛇先打頭 daa2 se4 sin1 daa2 tau4 da3 she2 xian1 da3 tou2 = When attacking a snake, strike the head first 先人 sin1 jan4 = forefathers 先夫 sin1 fu1 = my late husband 頭先 tau4 sin1 = just now; a moment ago粵先至 sin1 zi3 = only then粵係噉先 hai6 gam2 sin1 = that's it for now; that's all for now粵早先 zou2 sin1 zao3 xian1 = earlier; previously ? 首先 sau2 sin1 shou3 xian1 = firstly 祖先 zou2 sin1 zu3 xian1 = ancestors See all 79 compounds
Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 先王先生後日就返啦。粵 edit Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow. 王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。國 edit Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father. 首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵 edit First go to the library, then afterwards go home. 先生話聽日唔使返學. 粵 edit The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow. 王先生要經廣州前往桂林。 edit Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou. 佢走咗好多冤枉路, 先至搵到呢份工。粵 edit He has taken many a roundabout way before finding this job. 係環境被逼先至去標參 粵 edit The circumstances forced him to kidnap. 你係先至講，唔好貪口爽喎粵 edit Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it. 真係要多謝你雪中送炭我哋先至會捱過難關粵 edit We really must thank you for giving us (the money, food, material needs etc) so that we can make it through the hard times. 董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國 edit Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge. Show all 12 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only ? : Unknown usage

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