先到先得

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad. (先到先得)		先	到	先	得

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāndàoxiāndé

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ dou³ sin¹ dak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāndàoxiāndé
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siandàosiandé
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-tao⁴-hsien¹-tê²
    • Yale: syān-dàu-syān-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiandawshiander
    • Palladius: сяньдаосяньдэ (sjanʹdaosjanʹdɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ dou³ sin¹ dak¹
    • Yale: sīn dou sīn dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dou³ sin¹ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ dou³ xin¹ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tou̯³³ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

Phrase

先到先得

1. first come, first served; the early bird gets the worm