先機

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (先機)		先	機
simp. (先机)		先	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ gei¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-ki

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianji
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chi¹
    • Yale: syān-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianji
    • Palladius: сяньцзи (sjanʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ gei¹
    • Yale: sīn gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-ki
    • Tâi-lô: sian-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienky
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ ki³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

Noun

先機

1. initiative; early opportunity

Derived terms

• 早著先機 / 早著先机