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先人

先人

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (先人)		先	人

Noun

先人

ancestor
my late father

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sian-lîn / sian-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiānrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    仙人
    先人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/