若先

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (若先)		若	先
simp. #(若先)		若	先

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ná-seng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ná-seng
    • Tâi-lô: ná-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nafsefng
    • IPA (Philippines): /na⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³/

Adverb

若先

1. (Philippine Hokkien) to first start to do something; to do a verb first before something else

   伊若先去了才倒來 [Philippine Hokkien, trad.]
   伊若先去了才倒来 [Philippine Hokkien, simp.]

   I ná-seng khì, liáu cha tò-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He/she/they (singular) go first and after come home.

   伊去若先 [Philippine Hokkien]  ―  I khì ná-seng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  He/she/they (singular) should go first.

Synonyms

• 代先

References

• tā先, in 《臺日大辭典》, page B0005 (https://chhoe.taigi.info/TaijitToaSutian/56548)
• 你∼∼去, in 《臺日大辭典》, page B0016, B0005, B0017 (https://chhoe.taigi.info/TaijitToaSutian/56896)