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Jyutping sin1 hang4
Pinyin xiān xíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to precede others
  2. in advance
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Go first
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    喺​某件事​發生​之前
    beforehand; in advance
    • 先行通知
      先行通知
      sin1 hang4 tung1 zi1
      to notify in advance
    • 先行告退
      先行告退
      sin1 hang4 gou3 teoi3
      to leave in advance
    • 請校長同各位老師先行離開。
      请校长同各位老师先行离开。
      ceng2 haau6 zoeng2 tung4 gok3 wai2 lou5 si1 sin1 hang4 lei4 hoi1.
      May Principal and teachers please leave first.
  2. 近義詞
    預先
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to advance; to move forward
  2. verb
    to go ahead of the rest; to start off before the others
  3. adj
    advance; ahead of the rest
  4. adv, literary
    before; previously
    (syn.) 往擺, 曾经, 当初, 舊早, 从前, 往摆, 向来, 昔时, 以前, 曾經, 原在, 往过, 向來, 曾, 早時, 前往, 過前, 往者, 嘗, 往过仔, 往摆仔, 往擺仔, 上早, 在前, 舊擺, 早年所, 旧早, 往過仔, 早先, 家先, 其先, 昔日, 过前, 古者, 當初, 尝, 旧摆, 昔時, 先前, 從前, 早时, 往過
  5. adv
    in advance; beforehand
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    骄傲是失败的先行者。
    驕傲是失敗的先行者。
    jiāo ào shì shī bài de xiān xíng zhě 。
    • Pride goes before a fall.
    • Pride comes before a fall.
    • Pride cometh before a fall.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢系提倡国家改革嘅先行者。
    佢係提倡國家改革嘅先行者。
    keoi5 hai6 tai4 coeng1 gwok3 gaa1 goi2 gaak3 ge3 sin1 hang4 ze2.
    • He is a pioneer advocate for the country's reform.
  2. Cantonese
    婆婆已经好老,要人搀扶先行到路。
    婆婆已經好老,要人攙扶先行到路。
    po4 po2 ji5 ging1 hou2 lou5, jiu3 jan4 caam1 fu4 sin1 haang4 dou2 lou6.
    • Grandmother is very old. She needs someone holding her arm to cross the road.
  3. Cantonese
    先行通知
    先行通知
    sin1 hang4 tung1 zi1
    • to notify in advance
  4. Cantonese
    先行告退
    先行告退
    sin1 hang4 gou3 teoi3
    • to leave in advance
  5. Cantonese
    请校长同各位老师先行离开。
    請校長同各位老師先行離開。
    ceng2 haau6 zoeng2 tung4 gok3 wai2 lou5 si1 sin1 hang4 lei4 hoi1.
    • May Principal and teachers please leave first.