預先

See also: 预先

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (預先)		預	先
simp. (预先)		预	先
alternative forms		豫先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ sin¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yi-siên

  (Hailu, HRS): rhi^˖ sen^ˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): īr-sian / ū-sian / ī-sian / īr-suiⁿ / ū-seng
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu-shi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùsian
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-hsien¹
    • Yale: yù-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhshian
    • Palladius: юйсянь (jujsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ sin¹
    • Yale: yuh sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² siːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-siên
    • Hakka Romanization System: i xien^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ xian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ si̯en²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-siên
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i xien^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ xian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ si̯en²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: rhi^˖ sen^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ʒi³³ sen⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-sian
    • Tâi-lô: īr-sian
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² siɛn³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-sian
    • Tâi-lô: ū-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxsiefn
    • IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-sian
    • Tâi-lô: ī-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ixsiefn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-suiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: īr-suinn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² suĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-seng
    • Tâi-lô: ū-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yu-shi
    • MiniDict: yu^去 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Adverb

預先

1. beforehand; in advance

Synonyms

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• 事先 (shìxiān)
• 事前 (shìqián)
• 提前 (tíqián)
• 頭裡 / 头里 (tóuli) (colloquial)

 

Derived terms

• 預先審查 / 预先审查 (yùxiān shěnchá)