先兆

先兆

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	omen; million; million million, trillion
simp. and trad. (先兆)		先	兆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānzhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ siu⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): sian-tiǎu / sian-tiāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiānzhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjaw
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ siu⁶
    • Yale: sīn siuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ siu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ xiu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ siːu̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tiǎu
    • Tâi-lô: sian-tiǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ tiaʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: sian-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siendiau
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/

Noun

先兆

1. harbinger; forewarning; omen; premonition; augury; portent

Synonyms

• 前兆 (qiánzhào)

Derived terms

先兆子癇／先兆子痫 (xiānzhào zǐxián)