先睹為快

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	observe; see	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	fast; quick; swift
trad. (先睹為快)		先	睹	為	快
simp. (先睹为快)		先	睹	为	快

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāndǔwéikuài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāndǔwéikuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianduuweikuay
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siandǔwéikuài
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³
  - Yale: sīn dóu wàih faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dou² wai⁴ faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ dou² wei⁴ fai³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ fäːi̯³³/

Idiom

先睹為快

to be the first to witness something and regard such action as a pleasure

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