敢為人先

Chinese

		dare	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	man; person; people	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (敢為人先/敢爲人先)		敢	為/爲	人	先
simp. (敢为人先)		敢	为	人	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎnwéirénxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnwéirénxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎnwéirénsian
    • Wade–Giles: kan³-wei²-jên²-hsien¹
    • Yale: gǎn-wéi-rén-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanweirenshian
    • Palladius: ганьвэйжэньсянь (ganʹvɛjžɛnʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹
    • Yale: gám wàih yàhn sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² wei⁴ yen⁴ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

敢為人先

1. to have the courage to do what others have not done; to have the courage to take the lead