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先民

先民

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (先民)		先	民

Noun

先民

(literary) people of old; the ancients
(literary) ancient sage

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānmín

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ man⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sian-bîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānmín
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianmin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ min³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ man⁴
  - Yale: sīn màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ man⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-bîn
  - Tâi-lô: sian-bîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienbiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² bin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bin²³/