先哲

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	philosophy; wise
simp. and trad. (先哲)		先	哲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānzhé

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ zit³
Min Nan (POJ): sian-tiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjer
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ zit³
  - Yale: sīn jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ jid³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-tiat
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siendiad
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ tiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɛt̚³²/

Noun

先哲

great thinker of the past; sage

Synonyms

先達／先达 (xiāndá) (literary)

前賢／前贤 (qiánxián) (literary)

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