先人
Chinese
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (先人) |
先 | 人 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianrén
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-jên2
- Yale: syān-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianren
- Palladius: сяньжэнь (sjanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- Homophones:
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先人
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sin1 jan4
- Yale: sīn yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- Homophones:
仙人
先人
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn
- Tâi-lô: sian-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienliin
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ lin²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn
- Tâi-lô: sian-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienjiin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 先人
- ancestors; forebears; forefathers
- (respectful) one's deceased father; my late father; my dearly departed father
- the ancients; people from ancient times; forefathers
Synonyms
- (ancestors):