先手

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (先手)		先	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ sau²
  - Yale: sīn sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

先手

offensive (in chess or chess-like game), a move that carries a significant threat

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
先	手
さき Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

先手 (hiragana さきて, rōmaji sakite)

vanguard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
先	手
せん Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

先手 (hiragana せんて, rōmaji sente)

Moving first; the initiative; having the initiative.
(go) A move that carries a significant threat.
(go) A position where one player has such a move.
(shogi) The first player.

Antonyms

後 (ご)手 (て) (gote)

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