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Jyutping sin1 haau2
Pinyin xiān kǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Deceased father
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    one's deceased father; my late father; my dearly departed father
    (syn.) 先人, 先父, 亡父
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    过两个月先考试,hea下先啦。
    過兩個月先考試,hea下先啦。
    gwo3 loeng5 go3 jyut6 sin1 haau2 si5, he3 haa5 sin1 laa1.
    • There's two more months before the exam, let's just slack off for now.
  2. Cantonese
    喺疏散部署中,伤者应该获得优先考虑。
    喺疏散部署中,傷者應該獲得優先考慮。
    hai2 so1 saan3 bou6 cyu5 zung1, soeng1 ze2 jing1 goi1 wok6 dak1 jau1 sin1 haau2 leoi6.
    • Precedence must be given to the injured in the evacuation plans.
  3. Cantonese
    你头先考虑𠮶啲因素我哋可以暂时撇除。
    你頭先考慮嗰啲因素我哋可以暫時撇除。
    nei5 tau4 sin1 haau2 leoi6 go2 di1 jan1 sou3 ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 zaam6 si4 pit3 ceoi4.
    • We may just put aside the factors you have considered temporarily.
  4. Cantonese
    全靠你指点我先考得咁好咋!
    全靠你指點我先考得咁好咋!
    cyun4 kaau3 nei5 zi2 dim2 ngo5 sin1 haau2 dak1 gam3 hou2 zaa3!
    • Thanks to your direction, I got such a good result in the exam!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    先考
    先考
    xiān kǎo
    • deceased father