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/先下手爲強/先下手爲强)		先	下手	為/爲	強/强
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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sian siàshǒu wéi ciáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹ hsia⁴-shou³ wei² chʻiang²
    • Yale: syān syà-shǒu wéi chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian shiahshoou wei chyang
    • Palladius: сянь сяшоу вэй цян (sjanʹ sjašou vɛj cjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ha-sú-vì-khiòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˊ ha su^ˋ vi^ˇ kiong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ha⁴ su³ vi² kiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/

Idiom

先下手為強

1. to strike first and gain the upper hand