早著先機

Chinese

		early; morning	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	initiative; early opportunity
trad. (早著先機/早着先機)		早	著/着	先機
simp. (早著先机)		早	著	先机

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² zoek⁶ sin¹ gei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² zoek⁶ sin¹ gei¹
    • Yale: jóu jeuhk sīn gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² dzoek⁹ sin¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² zêg⁶ xin¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚² siːn⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

早著先機

1. (chiefly Hong Kong) to seize the initiative