遲嚟先上岸
Chinese
editlate; delayed; slow | (Cantonese) to come | early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
to go ashore; to make it, to land | ||
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trad. (遲嚟先上岸) | 遲 | 嚟 | 先 | 上岸 | |
simp. (迟嚟先上岸) | 迟 | 嚟 | 先 | 上岸 | |
Literally: “those who arrive late make it first”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6 / ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6
- Yale: chìh lèih sīn séuhng ngohn / chìh làih sīn séuhng ngohn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6 / tsi4 lai4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6
- Guangdong Romanization: qi4 léi4 xin1 sêng5 ngon6 / qi4 lei4 xin1 sêng5 ngon6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ lei̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²²/, /t͡sʰiː²¹ lɐi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit遲嚟先上岸
- (Cantonese) last come first served