先是

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (先是)		先	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiānshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    仙逝
    先世
    先是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: si¹ si⁶
  - Yale: sī sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    司事
    施事
    私事

Conjunction

先是

(literary) previous to now

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