先手

先手

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (先手)		先	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiānshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshoou
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ sau²
    • Yale: sīn sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ seo²
    • IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

先手

1. offensive (in chess or chess-like game), a move that carries a significant threat

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
先	手
さき Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

先手 (hiragana さきて, rōmaji sakite)

1. vanguard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
先	手
せん Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

先手 (hiragana せんて, rōmaji sente)

1. Moving first; the initiative; having the initiative.
2. (go) A move that carries a significant threat.
3. (go) A position where one player has such a move.
4. (shogi) The first player.

Antonyms

• 後 (ご)手 (て) (gote)