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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adverb
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
simp.
and
trad.
(
事先
)
事
先
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shìxiān
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
si
6
sin
1
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
sṳ-siên
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
sīr-sian
/
sū-sian
/
sīr-suiⁿ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
shìxiān
Zhuyin
:
ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
shìhsian
Wade–Giles
:
shih
4
-hsien
1
Yale
:
shr̀-syān
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shyhshian
Palladius
:
шисянь
(šisjanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
si
6
sin
1
Yale
:
sih s
ī
n
Cantonese Pinyin
:
si
6
sin
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
xi
6
xin
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/siː²² siːn
⁵⁵
/
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
sṳ-siên
Hakka Romanization System
:
sii xien´
Hagfa Pinyim
:
si
4
xian
1
Sinological
IPA
:
/sɨ⁵⁵ si̯en²⁴/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sīr-sian
Tâi-lô
:
sīr-sian
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/sɯ⁴¹⁻²² siɛn³³/
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
,
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sū-sian
Tâi-lô
:
sū-sian
Phofsit Daibuun
:
suxsiefn
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/su³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/su³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
IPA
(
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
:
/su²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sīr-suiⁿ
Tâi-lô
:
sīr-suinn
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/sɯ⁴¹⁻²² suĩ³³/
Adverb
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事先
beforehand
;
in advance
;
prior
竊賊
事先
擋住
了
監控
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
窃贼
事先
挡住
了
监控
。
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
Qièzéi
shìxiān
dǎngzhù le jiānkòng.
[Pinyin]
The thief covered the security camera
in advance
.
Synonyms
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事前
(
shìqián
)
提前
(
tíqián
)
預先
/
预先
(
yùxiān
)
頭裡
/
头里
(
tóuli
)
(
colloquial
)