原先

原先

Chinese

		former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
simp. and trad. (原先)		原	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ sin¹
• Min Nan (POJ): goân-sian / goân-suiⁿ / goân-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuánxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshian
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánsian
    • IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ sin¹
    • Yale: yùhn sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ xin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sian
    • Tâi-lô: guân-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-suiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: guân-suinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansvuy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² suĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-seng
    • Tâi-lô: guân-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goansefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adverb

原先

1. originally

   原先係畀你食嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   原先系畀你食嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Jyun⁴ sin¹ hai⁶ bei² nei⁵ sik⁶ ge³. [Jyutping]

   It was originally for you to eat.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 原先

一開始／一开始 (yīkāishǐ) 原來／原来 (yuánlái) 原底 (yuándǐ) (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan) 原本 (yuánběn) 在本 (Min Nan) 最初 (zuìchū) 本來／本来 (běnlái) 本底 (Min Nan) 本成 (Min Nan) 本然 (Min Nan)

當初／当初 (dāngchū) 當初時／当初时 (Min Nan) 自本 (Min Nan) 舊底／旧底 (Min Nan) 起先 (qǐxiān) 起初 (qǐchū) 起始 (qǐshǐ) 起頭／起头 (qǐtóu) 開初／开初 (kāichū) 頭頭／头头 (tóutou) (Cantonese, Min Dong, Min Nan)

Adjective

原先

1. original