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Definition 2024

先決

先決

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
simp. and trad. (先決)		先	決

Noun

先決

prerequisite

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiānjué

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ kyut³
Min Nan (POJ): sian-koat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānjué
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjyue
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ kyut³
  - Yale: sīn kyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ kyt⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-koat
  - Tâi-lô: sian-kuat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienkoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kuat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ kuat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kuat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kuat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kuat̚³²/