有言在先

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	to be in advance; formerly
simp. and trad. (有言在先)		有	言	在先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuyán zàixiān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jin⁴ zoi⁶ sin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒuyán zàixiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyan tzayshian
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ jin⁴ zoi⁶ sin¹
  - Yale: yáuh yìhn joih sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jin⁴ dzoi⁶ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yin⁴ zoi⁶ xin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jiːn²¹ t͡sɔːy̯²² siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

有言在先

to make it clear beforehand; to forewarn

Synonyms

踏話頭／踏话头

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