先聖

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage
trad. (先聖)		先	聖
simp. (先圣)		先	圣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānshèng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianshèng
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shêng⁴
  - Yale: syān-shèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshenq
  - Palladius: сяньшэн (sjanʹšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ sing³
  - Yale: sīn sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

先聖

(literary) ancient sage
(literary) Confucius

Synonyms

(ancient sage): 古聖／古圣 (gǔshèng)
(Confucius):

仲尼 (Zhòngní)
先師／先师 (xiānshī)
夫子 (fūzǐ)
孔 (kǒng)
孔丘 (Kǒng Qiū)
孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ)
孔子 (Kǒngzǐ)
孔子公 (Hokkien)
素王 (sùwáng)

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