搶先

Chinese

		fight over; to rush; to scramble fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch; against wind	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (搶先)		搶	先
simp. (抢先)		抢	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎngxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng² sin¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiúⁿ-sian / chhióⁿ-sian / chhiúⁿ-seng / chhiúⁿ-suiⁿ / chhióⁿ-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎngxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngsian
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang³-hsien¹
    • Yale: chyǎng-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangshian
    • Palladius: цянсянь (cjansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng² sin¹
    • Yale: chéung sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng² sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng² xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-sian
    • Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsiefn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhióⁿ-sian
    • Tâi-lô: tshiónn-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvioysiefn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-suiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-suinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsvuy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhióⁿ-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tshiónn-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvioysefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

搶先

1. to try to be the first to do something; to anticipate; to forestall

Synonyms

• 爭先／争先 (zhēngxiān)
• (Min Nan) 搶頭前／抢头前