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先生

sin1 saang1

xian1 sheng5

[1] mister, Mr.; [2] husband; [3] teacher (colloquial)

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 11,900,000

先生

先 sin1 sin3 xian1 xian3 xian4 - first, foremost; Mister, Sir
生 saang1 sang1 sheng1/5 - life; birth

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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.

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.

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.

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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