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Jyutping hang4 sin1
Pinyin xing2xiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Go first
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我在涩谷站遇到了吉行先生。
    我在澀谷站遇到了吉行先生。
    wǒ zài sè gǔ zhàn yù dào le jí xíng xiān sheng 。
    • I ran into Mr. Yoshiyuki at Shibuya station.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去东京梗系自由行先好玩㗎啦,你唔系跟鸭仔团下话?
    去東京梗係自由行先好玩㗎啦,你唔係跟鴨仔團下話?
    heoi3 dung1 ging1 gang2 hai6 zi6 jau4 hang4 sin1 hou2 waan2 gaa3 laa1, nei5 m4 hai6 gan1 aap3 zai2 tyun4 haa6 waa5?
    • There is much more fun to take a self-guided tour for Tokyo. How come you prefer those boring package tours?
  2. Cantonese
    我哋要让路俾救护车行先。
    我哋要讓路俾救護車行先。
    • Drivers need to make a way for the ambulance.
  3. Cantonese
    你行先,有问题嘅话,我会喺后面接应你。
    你行先,有問題嘅話,我會喺後面接應你。
    nei5 hang4 sin1, jau5 man6 tai4 ge3 waa6, ngo5 wui2 hai2 hau6 min6 zip3 jing3 nei5.
    • You go first, I'll back you up if there's a problem.
  4. Cantonese
    就算架车驶咗入之字线,只要有行人预备过马路,都系要让行人行先。
    就算架車駛咗入之字線,只要有行人預備過馬路,都係要讓行人行先。
    zau6 syun3 gaa3 ce1 sai2 zo2 jap6 zi1 zi6 sin3, zi2 jiu3 jau5 hang4 jan4 jyu6 bei6 gwo3 maa5 lou6, dou1 hai6 jiu3 joeng6 hang4 jan4 haang4 sin1.
    • Even though a vehicle arrives at the zigzag lines, once any pedestrian is going to cross the road, the vehicle should gives way to the pedestrian.
  5. Cantonese
    佢临行先至发觉护照过咗期。
    佢臨行先至發覺護照過咗期。
    keoi5 lam4 hang4 sin1 zi3 faat1 gok3 wu6 ziu3 gwo3 zo2 kei4.
    • He discovered his passport was overdue just before he was about to leave.