先公

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (先公)		先	公
simp. #(先公)		先	公

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangong
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-kung¹
    • Yale: syān-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangong
    • Palladius: сяньгун (sjanʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ gung¹
    • Yale: sīn gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

先公

1. (honorific) former ruler; former emperor or duke
2. (obsolete) deceased father

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	公
せん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

先(せん)公(こう) • (senkō) 

1. former lord, former ruler
2. (derogatory, used by students) teacher