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Jyutping sin1 si6
Pinyin xiān shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj, literary
    previous to now
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他决定不买那座房子,首先是因为太贵了,其次是因为房子离他公司太远了。
    他決定不買那座房子,首先是因為太貴了,其次是因為房子離他公司太遠了。
    tā jué dìng bù mǎi nà zuò fáng zi , shǒu xiān shì yīn wèi tài guì le , qí cì shì yīn wèi fáng zi lí tā gōng sī tài yuǎn le 。
    • He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
  2. Mandarin
    他决定不买那个房子了,首先是因为太贵了,其次是因为离他的办公室太远了。
    他決定不買那個房子了,首先是因為太貴了,其次是因為離他的辦公室太遠了。
    tā jué dìng bù mǎi nà ge fáng zi le , shǒu xiān shì yīn wèi tài guì le , qí cì shì yīn wèi lí tā de bàn gōng shì tài yuǎn le 。
    • He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    吾乃九原吕奉先是也,何人出来与我大战三百回合。
    吾乃九原呂奉先是也,何人出來與我大戰三百回合。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    「我不以福音为耻,这福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的,先是犹太人,后是希腊人。」
    「我不以福音為恥,這福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的,先是猶太人,後是希臘人。」
    • "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    为什么“台北国语”会导致台湾腔变“娘”?首先是外省人的出身。
    為什麼“台北國語”會導致台灣腔變“娘”?首先是外省人的出身。
    wèi shén me “ tái běi guó yǔ ” huì dǎo zhì tái wān qiāng biàn “ niáng ” ? shǒu xiān shì wài shěng rén de chū shēn .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    先是,黑龙江将军萨布素奏,骁骑校硕格色等,往探罗刹情形。
    先是,黑龍江將軍薩布素奏,驍騎校碩格色等,往探羅剎情形。
    xiān shì , hēi lóng jiāng jiāng jūn sà bù sù zòu , xiāo qí jiào shuò gé sè děng , wǎng tàn luó chà qíng xíng .
    • Formerly, the Heilongjiang general Sabsu presented the report: those Funde Bošokū (驍騎校), such as Šogese, went to investigate the situation of Russians.