爭先

See also: 争先

Chinese

		struggle; fight	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (爭先)		爭	先
simp. (争先)		争	先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ sin¹
Min Nan (POJ): chng-sian / cheng-sian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengshian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ sin¹
  - Yale: jāng sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ xin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-sian
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngsiefn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ ɕiɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-sian
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengsiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁴⁴/

Verb

爭先

to try to be the first to do something

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