較早

See also: 较早

Chinese

		clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	early; morning
trad. (較早)		較	早
simp. (较早)		较	早

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàozǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ zou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kha-chó
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khah-chá / khà-chá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàozǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàozǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-tsao³
    • Yale: jyàu-dzǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawtzao
    • Palladius: цзяоцзао (czjaoczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³ zou²
    • Yale: gaau jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kha-chó
    • Hakka Romanization System: ka zo^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka⁴ zo³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰa⁵⁵ t͡so³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-chá
    • Tâi-lô: khah-tsá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qahzar
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Zhangzhou): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-chá
    • Tâi-lô: khà-tsá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qarzar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

較早

1. earlier

Adverb

較早

1. (Hakka, Southern Min) earlier

   欲我，我就會較早睏。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   欲我，我就会较早困。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Beh góa, góa tō ē khah-chá khùn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   If I were you, I would've slept earlier.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 早點／早点 (zǎo diǎn)

Noun

較早

1. (Hakka, Southern Min) olden days