先知

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (先知)		先	知

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ zi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianjhih
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chih¹
    • Yale: syān-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjy
    • Palladius: сяньчжи (sjanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ zi¹
    • Yale: sīn jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-ti
    • Tâi-lô: sian-ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siendy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ ti³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

Verb

先知

1. to know beforehand; to have foresight

Synonyms

• 先覺／先觉 (xiānjué)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 先知

1. person with foresight; visionary; advanced thinker
2. (religion) prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Synonyms

• (person with foresight): 先導／先导 (xiāndǎo), 先覺／先觉 (xiānjué), 先驅／先驱 (xiānqū), 先驅者／先驱者 (xiānqūzhě)
• (prophet): 預言家／预言家 (yùyánjiā), 預言者／预言者 (yùyánzhě)

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