原先
ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
“originally; at first; in the beginning; former; initial.”
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 原因ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣreason; cause; origin; root cause; the basis or explanation for something
- 原本ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginally; at first; the original version or source; the basis or foundation of something
- 原來ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊoriginal; former; at first; so, actually, as it turns out; used when discovering something previously unknown
- 原則ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊprinciple; doctrine; a rule or standard guiding conduct or thought; a fundamental truth or proposition
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 原住民ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊindigenous peoples; aborigines; native inhabitants of a region; in Taiwan, officially recognized Austronesian ethnic groups.
- 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
- 先發ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚto take preemptive action; to act first; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (baseball) to be the starting pitcher