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最先

最先

Chinese

		(the) most; -est	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
simp. and trad. (最先)		最	先

Adjective

最先

first; initial

Adverb

最先

firstly; in the beginning; at first

Synonyms

第一 (dìyī)
首先 (shǒuxiān)
先 (xiān)

Antonyms

最後／最后 (zuìhòu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuìxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-siên

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuìxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ sin¹
  - Yale: jeui sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯³³ siːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-siên
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui xien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ xian¹
  - IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ ɕi̯en²⁴/