最先

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (最先)		最	先
simp. #(最先)		最	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sin¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-siên

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèisian
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-hsien¹
    • Yale: dzwèi-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshian
    • Palladius: цзуйсянь (czujsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ sin¹
    • Yale: jeui sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ siːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-siên
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui xien^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ xian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ si̯en²⁴/

Adjective

最先

1. first; initial

Antonyms

• 最後／最后 (zuìhòu)

Adverb

最先

1. firstly; in the beginning; at first

Synonyms

• 第一 (dì-yī)
• 首先 (shǒuxiān)
• 先 (xiān)