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先前

先前

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
simp. and trad. (先前)		先	前

Adverb

先前

before, previously

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānqián

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-chhièn
Min Nan (POJ): sian-chiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianchyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ cin⁴
  - Yale: sīn chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ tsin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ qian²
  - IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siencieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn¹³/