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先兆

先兆

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	omen; million; million million, trillion
simp. and trad. (先兆)		先	兆

Noun

先兆

harbinger; forewarning; omen; premonition; augury; portent

Synonyms

前兆 (qiánzhào)

Derived terms

先兆子癇／先兆子痫 (xiānzhào zǐxián)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ siu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sian-tiǎu / sian-tiāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ siu⁶
  - Yale: sīn siuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ siu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ siːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tiǎu
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tiǎu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ tiaʊ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siendiau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/