你先 [－－]

Jyutping nei5 sin1
Pinyin nǐ xiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. You first
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    要是我回来晚了，不用等我，你先睡。
    要是我回來晚了，不用等我，你先睡。
    yào shi wǒ huí lai wǎn le ， bù yòng děng wǒ ， nǐ xiān shuì 。
    • If I should be late getting home, please don't wait up for me.
  2. Mandarin
    你先去泡吧。
    你先去泡吧。
    nǐ xiān qù pào bā 。
    • You can use the bath before me.
    • You can go in the bath first.
  3. Mandarin
    你先请！
    你先請！
    nǐ xiān qǐng ！
    • After you!
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你先。
    你先。
    nei5 sin1 。
    • After you.
  2. Cantonese
    我系因为你先嚟㗎咋。
    我係因為你先嚟㗎咋。
    ngo5 hai6 jan1 wai6 nei5 sin1 lai4 gaa3 zaa3 。
    • You're the reason I came.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢无论做咗咩都好，佢假假地都系你先生嚟㗎，你唔可以咁无礼貌。
    佢無論做咗咩都好，佢假假地都係你先生嚟㗎，你唔可以咁無禮貌。
    keoi5 mou4 leon6 zou6 zo2 me1 dou1 hou2, keoi5 gaa2 gaa2 dei2 dou1 hai6 nei5 sin1 saang1 lai4 gaa3, nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 gam3 mou5 lai5 maau6.
    • Whatever he has done, he is still your teacher. Give him some respect.
  2. Cantonese
    准备好晒啲嘢，你先话取消，咁我呢几日做嘅嘢咪鸠做？
    準備好晒啲嘢，你先話取消，咁我呢幾日做嘅嘢咪鳩做？
    zeon2 bei6 hou2 saai3 di1 je5, nei5 sin1 waa6 ceoi2 siu1, gam2 ngo5 ni1 gei2 jat6 zou6 ge3 je5 mai6 gau1 zou6?
    • You're canceling the event after I made all the preparations, making all my previous efforts in vain.
  3. Cantonese
    你先嘥钱啊！
    你先嘥錢啊！
    nei5 sin1 saai1 cin2 aa3!
    • You're the one who's wasting money.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋而家打劫银行要用电钻𠮶阵，你先话冇带架撑？
    我哋而家打劫銀行要用電鑽嗰陣，你先話冇帶架撐？
    ngo5 dei6 ji4 gaa1 daa2 gip3 ngan4 hong4 jiu3 jung6 din6 zyun3 go2 zan2, nei5 sin1 waa6 mou5 daai3 gaa3 caang1?
    • Now you say that you forgot about the drills, right when we are going to crack the vault.
  5. Cantonese
    见系你先畀你咋。
    見係你先畀你咋。
    gin3 hai6 nei5 sin1 bei2 nei5 zaa3.
    • I give it to you because of you.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你先食一碗饭点会够！
    你先食一碗饭点会够！
    nei5 sin1 sik6 jat1 wun2 faan6 dim2 wui5 gau3!
    • Eating one bowl isn't enough!
  2. Mandarin
    你先平平气！
    你先平平氣！
    nǐ xiān píng píng qì ！
    • Just calm down a bit first!
  3. Mandarin
    你先回去吧。
    你先回去吧。
    nǐ xiān huí qù ba ．
    • You go back first.