先手

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (先手)		先	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shou³
    • Yale: syān-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshoou
    • Palladius: сяньшоу (sjanʹšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ sau²
    • Yale: sīn sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

先手

1. (board games, go, chess, xiangqi, etc.) offensive; move that carries a significant threat; a move forcing the opponent to respond; a move with tempo

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
先	手
さき Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

先(さき)手(て) • (sakite) 

1. vanguard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
先	手
せん Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

先(せん)手(て) • (sente) 

1. Moving first; the initiative; having the initiative.
   1. (board games, go, shogi, etc.) the player who moves first
2. (board games, go, shogi, etc.) a move forcing the opponent to respond; a move with tempo

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “all senses”): 後手(ごて) (gote)