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先
Mandarin: xian1
Definitions
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
  6. 6 for now
  7. 7 ancestor
  8. 8 pioneering
  9. 9 only then
  10. 10 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
先
first; before | only then (Cantonese)
先
[[first]] | sin fung 先鋒 — [vanguard] a vanguard, a office-bearer in the tr
Words containing 先
頭先
首先
first of all; in the first place
先後
early or late; priority; in order; in succession
先見者
seer
先天
inborn; innate
職業健美先生
professional bodybuilder
先敬羅衣後敬人
judge people by one's clothing
先行
(verb) Go first
先行官
commander of an advance unit or vanguard
地水先生
a visually impaired man; Mr. Blind Man
之先
long before, ahead
未學行先學走
(proverb with figurative meaning) someone is arrogant
先考
Deceased father
先進武器
advanced weapon
預先批核
pre-approval
先頭
ahead; before; in advance; in the past
早先
earlier on; previously | Cant.: 一早就
先睹為快
to have the pleasure to be the first person to see sth.
一馬當先
take the lead; be in the forefront
睇過先啦
that depends
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