搶先

Chinese

		fight over; to rush; to scramble fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch; against wind	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (搶先)		搶	先
simp. (抢先)		抢	先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎngxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng² sin¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiúⁿ-sian / chhióⁿ-sian / chhiúⁿ-seng / chhiúⁿ-suiⁿ / chhióⁿ-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎngxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngsian
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang³-hsien¹
  - Yale: chyǎng-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangshian
  - Palladius: цянсянь (cjansjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng² sin¹
  - Yale: chéung sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng² sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng² xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-sian
  - Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsiefn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhióⁿ-sian
  - Tâi-lô: tshiónn-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioysiefn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-seng
  - Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiúⁿ-suiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiúnn-suinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviwsvuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhióⁿ-seng
  - Tâi-lô: tshiónn-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioysefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

搶先

to try to be the first to do something; to anticipate; to forestall

Synonyms

爭先／争先 (zhēngxiān)
(Hokkien) 搶頭前／抢头前