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Definition 2024

先知

先知

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to know; to be aware
simp. and trad. (先知)		先	知

Noun

先知

prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ zi¹
Min Nan (POJ): sian-ti

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ zi¹
  - Yale: sīn jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dzi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-ti
  - Tâi-lô: sian-ti
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siendy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ ti³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/