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先是

先是

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (先是)		先	是

Adjective

先是

(literary) previous to now

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiānshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    先世
    先是