先河

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	river
simp. and trad. (先河)		先	河

Etymology

From the Book of Rites:

三王之祭川也，皆先河而後海，或源也，或委也，此之謂務本。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
三王之祭川也，皆先河而后海，或源也，或委也，此之谓务本。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, circa 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

Sānwáng zhī jì chuān yě, jiē xiān hé ér hòu hǎi, huò yuán yě, huò wěi yě, cǐ zhī wèi wùběn. [Pinyin]

When the three sovereigns sacrificed to the waters, they did so first to the rivers and then to the seas; first to the source and then to its result. This was what is called “Paying attention to the root”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānhé

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄏㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianher
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ ho⁴
  - Yale: sīn hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

Noun

先河

(figuratively) origin of things; precursor; forerunner

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