先僑

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	emigrant; reside abroad
trad. (先僑)		先	僑
simp. (先侨)		先	侨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ kiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianciáo
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chʻiao²
    • Yale: syān-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianchyau
    • Palladius: сяньцяо (sjanʹcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ kiu⁴
    • Yale: sīn kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

先僑

1. predecessor Chinese emigrant