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較早

較早

See also: 较早

Chinese

		clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	early; morning
trad. (較早)		較	早
simp. (较早)		较	早

Adjective

較早

earlier

Adverb

較早

(Min Nan, Hakka) earlier

欲我，我就會較早睏。 [Min Nan, trad.]

欲我，我就会较早困。 [Min Nan, simp.]

Beh góa, góa tō ē khah-chá khùn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

If I were you, I would've slept earlier.

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 早點／早点 (zǎodiǎn)

Noun

較早

(Min Nan, Hakka) olden days

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàozǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ zo²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kha-chó
Min Nan (POJ): khah-chá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàozǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawtzao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau³ zo²
  - Yale: gaau jó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ dzo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːu̯³³ t͡sɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kha-chó
  - Hakka Romanization System: ka zo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka⁴ zo³
  - IPA: /kʰa⁵⁵ t͡so³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-chá
  - Tâi-lô: khah-tsá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qahzar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/