先入為主

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to enter	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (先入為主/先入爲主)		先	入	為/爲	主
simp. (先入为主)		先	入	为	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānrùwéizhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jap⁶ wai⁴ zyu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-ji̍p-ûi-chú / sian-li̍p-ûi-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānrùwéizhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianrùwéijhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-ju⁴-wei²-chu³
    • Yale: syān-rù-wéi-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianruhweijuu
    • Palladius: сяньжувэйчжу (sjanʹžuvɛjčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ jap⁶ wai⁴ zyu²
    • Yale: sīn yahp wàih jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jap⁹ wai⁴ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yeb⁶ wei⁴ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐp̚² wɐi̯²¹ t͡syː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-ji̍p-ûi-chú
    • Tâi-lô: sian-ji̍p-uî-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienjib'uizuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zip̚⁴⁻³² ui²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-li̍p-ûi-chú
    • Tâi-lô: sian-li̍p-uî-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlib'uizuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lip̚⁴⁻³² ui²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

Idiom

先入為主

1. to be prejudiced by a first impression; to have a preconception