WordTaiwan frequency #26,744
先賢
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
“deceased sages; worthy men of the past; former men of virtue”
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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.
賢
ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Virtuous or worthy person; able; good; a respectful term for someone of the same or younger generation; to respect or value; to surpass.
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 優先ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢto take precedence; to have priority; to be given first consideration; to be dealt with before others.
- 領先ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢto be in the lead; to be ahead; to lead; to be in front; to hold an advantage
- 先後ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋearly or late; in order of time; one after another; in succession; first and then later
- 原先ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢoriginally; at first; in the beginning; former; initial.
- 先發ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚto take preemptive action; to act first; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (baseball) to be the starting pitcher
- 事先ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢin advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
- 先進ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋadvanced; sophisticated; leading; exemplary; meritorious; (Taiwan) senior; predecessor
- 祖先ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved.
- 率先ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢto take the lead; to be the first to do something; to show initiative.