先下手為強

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	為	強
simp. (先下手为强)		先	下手	为	强

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ha-sú-vì-khiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian shiahshoou wei chyang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sian siàshǒu wéi ciáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ɕjä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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 häː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœ̽ːŋ²¹/
• 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

1. to strike first and gain the upper hand