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
trad. (有言在先)		有	言	在先
simp. #(有言在先)		有	言	在先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuyán zàixiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jin⁴ zoi⁶ sin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyán zàixiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyán zàisian
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-yen² tsai⁴-hsien¹
    • Yale: yǒu-yán dzài-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyan tzayshian
    • Palladius: юянь цзайсянь (jujanʹ czajsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ jin⁴ zoi⁶ sin¹
    • Yale: yáuh yìhn joih sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jin⁴ dzoi⁶ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yin⁴ zoi⁶ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jiːn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

有言在先

1. to make it clear beforehand; to forewarn

Synonyms

• 踏話頭／踏话头