先聖

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage
trad. (先聖)		先	聖
simp. (先圣)		先	圣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānshèng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshenq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ sing³
  - Yale: sīn sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

先聖

(literary) ancient sage
(literary) Confucius

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