先河 [－－]

Jyutping sin1 ho4
Pinyin xiān hé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. priority
  2. sth advocated first
  3. refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    事物​嘅​本源​、​根源
    anything that is advocated earlier
    • 開創先河
      开创先河
      hoi1 cong3 sin1 ho4
      to advocate something
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    origin of things; precursor; forerunner
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他开了先河。
    他開了先河。
    tā kāi le xiān hé 。
    • He set a precedent.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    开创先河
    開創先河
    hoi1 cong3 sin1 ho4
    • to advocate something