先聲

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (先聲)		先	聲
simp. (先声)		先	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siansheng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: syān-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiansheng
    • Palladius: сяньшэн (sjanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ sing¹
    • Yale: sīn sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

先聲

1. herald; sign

   改革的先聲／改革的先声  ―  gǎigé de xiānshēng  ―  herald of reform

Derived terms

• 先聲奪人／先声夺人 (xiānshēngduórén)
• 先聲後實／先声后实
• 後實先聲／后实先声