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[1] [n] first; lead; initiative | [ant] 後 [2] [adv] before; early on; in advance [3] [adv] temporarily; for the time being; for now [4] [n] elder generation; ancestor; forefather [5] [adj] leading; pioneering; initiating [6] [adj] preceding; early; antecedent [7] [粵] [adv] only then/after (shortened for 先至)  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: 儿 (#10)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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按時間先後
on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 = chronological
先生
sin1 saang1 = mister, Mr.; husband; teacher
先人
sin1 jan4 = forefathers
先夫
sin1 fu1 = my late husband; [華] 亡夫
頭先
tau4 sin1 = just now; a moment ago 粵
先至
sin1 zi3 = not until; only then 粵
係噉先
hai6 gam2 sin1 = that's it for now; that's all for now 粵
早先
zou2 sin1 = earlier; previously 國
首先
sau2 sin1 = firstly
祖先
zou2 sin1 = ancestorsSee all 109 compounds (CantoDict reports 110 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 47 examples containing 先
食完飯先至計啦 粵
I'll have dinner first and then sort it out! [Lit. eat-finish-rice only-then do. Std. Chinese: 吃完飯再計算吧]
蘋果，我鐘意㓟咗皮先至食 粵
I like to peel apples before eating them. [Lit. apples, I like peel [perfective zo2] skin only-then eat.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 先
Unicode code for this character: U+5148 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 先
Unicode code for this character: U+5148 (off-site link)
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