先下手為強

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	player whose turn comes next; assistant; aide	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (先下手為強/先下手爲強/先下手爲强)		先	下手	為/爲	強/强
simp. (先下手为强)		先	下手	为	强

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ha-sú-vì-khiòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sian siàshǒu wéi ciáng
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹ hsia⁴-shou³ wei² chʻiang²
  - Yale: syān syà-shǒu wéi chyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian shiahshoou wei chyang
  - Palladius: сянь сяшоу вэй цян (sjanʹ sjašou vɛj cjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴
  - Yale: sīn hah sáu wàih kèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ ha⁶ seo² wei⁴ kêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ha-sú-vì-khiòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ ha su` viˇ kiongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ha⁴ su³ vi² kiong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/

Idiom

先下手為強

to strike first and gain the upper hand

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.