當先

See also: 当先

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (當先)		當	先
simp. (当先)		当	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangsian
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-hsien¹
    • Yale: dāng-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangshian
    • Palladius: дансянь (dansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Adverb

當先

1. (literary) to take the lead in
2. (literary) originally; at first