先撩者賤

See also: 先撩者贱

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	stitch; take; tease stitch; take; tease; lift up (skirt); pull up (sleeve)	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	inexpensive; lowly
trad. (先撩者賤)		先	撩	者	賤
simp. (先撩者贱)		先	撩	者	贱

Etymology

The first line of the Cantonese proverb 先撩者賤，打死無怨.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānliáozhějiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ liu⁴ ze² zin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānliáozhějiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianliaujeejiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ liu⁴ ze² zin⁶
  - Yale: sīn lìuh jé jihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ liu⁴ dze² dzin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ liu⁴ zé² jin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siːn²²/

Proverb

先撩者賤

The person who provokes or fights first is always wrong.

Related terms

先撩者賤，打死無怨

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