先漢

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (先漢)		先	漢
simp. (先汉)		先	汉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiānhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ hon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiānhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sianhàn
    • Wade–Giles: Hsien¹-han⁴
    • Yale: Syān-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianhann
    • Palladius: Сяньхань (Sjanʹxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ hon³
    • Yale: sīn hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ hɔːn³³/

Proper noun

先漢

1. Alternative name for 西漢／西汉 (Xīhàn, “Western Han”).

   • 親賢臣，遠小人，此先漢所以興隆也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     亲贤臣，远小人，此先汉所以兴隆也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表

     Qīn xiánchén, yuǎn xiǎorén, cǐ Xiānhàn suǒyǐ xīnglóng yě. [Pinyin]

     By attracting loyal servants and keeping the petty at a distance, the Former Han prospered.

Synonyms

• 前漢／前汉 (Qiánhàn)