先期

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (先期)		先	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānqī, xiānqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧ, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ kei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianci
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chʻi¹
    • Yale: syān-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianchi
    • Palladius: сяньци (sjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siancí
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chʻi²
    • Yale: syān-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianchyi
    • Palladius: сяньци (sjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ kei⁴
    • Yale: sīn kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-kî
    • Tâi-lô: sian-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienkii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/

Adverb

先期

1. in advance, beforehand, prematurely

Adjective

先期

1. premature