WordTaiwan frequency #27,279
先於
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄩˊ
“to precede; to come before; to be earlier than (in time, order, or rank)”
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先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
於
ㄩˊ
Mainly a function word; indicates location (in, at, on); direction (to, toward); relation (with, for); comparison (than); or passive voice (by); also a surname.
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 對於ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to; preposition that fronted the object
- 由於ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊdue to; because of; owing to; since; as a result of; thanks to
- 於是ㄩˊ ㄕˋthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence.
- 終於ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊat last; in the end; eventually; after a long wait or delay
- 至於ㄓˋ ㄩˊas for; regarding; used when shifting to a related or additional topic; to go so far as to; to arrive at (a point or place)
- 屬於ㄕㄨˇ ㄩˊto belong to; to be part of; to fall under (a category)
- 在於ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊto rest with; to lie in; to be due to; to be determined by; to be up to someone
- 關於ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˊconcerning; regarding; about; with regard to; relating to; on the subject of
- 位於ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊto be located at; to be situated at; to lie (in a place)
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 等於ㄉㄥˇ ㄩˊto equal; to be the same as; to be tantamount to; to amount to