先睹為快

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	observe; see	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	fast; quick; swift
trad. (先睹為快/先睹爲快)		先	睹	為/爲	快
simp. (先睹为快)		先	睹	为	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāndǔwéikuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāndǔwéikuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siandǔwéikuài
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-tu³-wei²-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: syān-dǔ-wéi-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianduuweikuay
    • Palladius: сяньдувэйкуай (sjanʹduvɛjkuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³
    • Yale: sīn dóu wàih faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ dou² wei⁴ fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ faːi̯³³/

Idiom

先睹為快

1. to be the first to witness something and regard such action as a pleasure