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先世

先世

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (先世)		先	世

Noun

先世

(literary) a previous era; a previous age; a previous dynasty
forefathers; ancestors

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sai³
Min Nan (POJ): sian-sè / sian-sì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiānshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    先世
    先是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ sai³
  - Yale: sīn sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sai³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-sè
  - Tâi-lô: sian-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siensex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-sì
  - Tâi-lô: sian-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siensix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/