起頭先

Chinese

		to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (起頭先)		起頭	先
simp. (起头先)		起头	先

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): kī-tàu-sĕng

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kī-tàu-sĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻³⁵ ^(tʰ-)lau⁵³⁻³³ ^(s-)lɛiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

起頭先

1. (Eastern Min) beginning

Synonyms

• 伊始 (yīshǐ) (literary)
• 序幕 (xùmù) (figurative)
• 發端／发端 (fāduān)
• 肇端 (zhàoduān) (literary)
• 萌 (literary)
• 起始 (qǐshǐ)
• 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu)
• 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)
• 開端／开端 (kāiduān)
• 開頭／开头 (kāitóu)
• 首端 (shǒuduān)