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預先

預先

See also: 预先

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (預先)		預	先
simp. (预先)		预	先

Adverb

預先

beforehand, in advance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ sin¹
Min Nan (POJ): īr-sian / ū-sian / ī-sian / īr-suiⁿ / ū-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwshian
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ sin¹
  - Yale: yuh sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ sin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²² siːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-sian
  - Tâi-lô: īr-sian
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-sian
  - Tâi-lô: ū-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxsiefn
  - IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-sian
  - Tâi-lô: ī-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixsiefn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-suiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: īr-suinn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² suĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-seng
  - Tâi-lô: ū-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/