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先
聲
[-
声
]
Jyutping
sin1 sing1
Pinyin
xiān shēng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
herald
precursor
harbinger
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
herald; sign
改革的先聲
改革的先声
gǎi gé de xiān shēng
herald of reform
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
事先声明
事先聲明
si6 sin1 sing1 ming4
to declare in advance
Cantonese
主队先声夺人,比赛开始就先入一球。
主隊先聲奪人,比賽開始就先入一球。
zyu2 deoi2 sin1 sing1 dyut6 jan4, bei2 coi3 hoi1 ci2 zau6 sin1 jap6 jat1 kau4.
The home team gained an initial advantage over the guest team by scoring a goal at the beginning.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
先声
先聲
xiān shēng
herald; sign
Mandarin
先声夺人
先聲奪人
xiān shēng duó rén
to overawe one's opponent first by a show of strength
Mandarin
改革的先声
改革的先聲
gǎi gé de xiān shēng
herald of reform