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起
先
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Jyutping
hei2 sin1
Pinyin
qǐ xiān
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
at first; in the beginning
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
一開始嘅時候
at first; at the beginning
起先我以為佢係哥哥,原來佢係細佬。
起先我以为佢系哥哥,原来佢系细佬。
At first I thought he was the elder brother but turn out he was the younger one.
近義詞
最初
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adv
initially; from the outset; at first
(syn.) 上頭仔, 原來, 旧底, 就跟儿, 当初, 就跟兒, 本則來, 劈頭, 原本, 本來, 一開始, 起始, 起初, 劈头, 始初, 原本榻里, 本来, 本底子, 一插手兒, 先頭, 寝头, 开先, 原初, 頭仔, 一插手儿, 寢頭, 本然, 头起先, 本则来, 原本榻裡, 本底, 原先, 本成, 頭頭, 自本, 初初, 原来, 當初時, 最初, 上头仔, 起頭, 先头, 一开始, 乍出猛兒, 当初时, 開先, 早先, 起首, 乍出猛儿, 當初, 起手, 原底, 起头, 开初, 原旦, 头仔, 頭起先, 本生, 舊底, 先前, 開初, 在本
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
起初
開頭 – 开头
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
起先我以为佢系哥哥,原来佢系细佬。
起先我以為佢係哥哥,原來佢係細佬。
At first I thought he was the elder brother but turn out he was the younger one.