一馬當先

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	horse; surname	to take the lead in; originally; at first
trad. (一馬當先)		一	馬	當先
simp. (一马当先)		一	马	当先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīmǎdāngxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ maa⁵ dong¹ sin¹
Min Nan (POJ): it-má-tong-sian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīmǎdāngxiān [Phonetic: yìmǎdāngxiān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄤㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imaadangshian
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ maa⁵ dong¹ sin¹
  - Yale: yāt máh dōng sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ maa⁵ dong¹ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ma⁵ dong¹ xin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ mäː¹³ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-má-tong-sian
  - Tâi-lô: it-má-tong-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itmafdongsiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³ ɕiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/

Idiom

一馬當先

to gallop at the head; to take the lead; to be in the foremost rank

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