See 先下手為強 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"to strike first and gain the upper hand"
],
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"zh-pron": "xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Phak-fa-su",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "siên ha-sú vì khiòng"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sian hā-chhiú ûi kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sian siàshǒu wéi ciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsien¹ hsia⁴-shou³ wei² chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "syān syà-shǒu wéi chyáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shian shiahshoou wei chyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "сянь сяшоу вэй цян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sjanʹ sjašou vɛj cjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sīn hah sáu wàih kèuhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xin¹ ha⁶ seo² wei⁴ kêng⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Phak-fa-su",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "siên ha-sú vì khiòng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "xien^ˊ ha^"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "suˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "vi^ˇ kiong^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hagfa-Pinyim",
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "xian¹ ha⁴ su³ vi² kiong²"
},
{
"ipa": "/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sinological-IPA",
"Sixian"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "sian hā-chhiú ûi kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "sian hā-tshiú uî kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "siefn haxchiuo uii kioong"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹ ui²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹ ui²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/"
}
],
"word": "先下手為強"
}
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},
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},
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"Cantonese lemmas",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 強",
"Chinese terms spelled with 手",
"Chinese terms spelled with 為",
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"glosses": [
"to strike first and gain the upper hand"
],
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"strike",
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"gain",
"gain"
],
[
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"upper hand"
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],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Phak-fa-su",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "siên ha-sú vì khiòng"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sian hā-chhiú ûi kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xiān xiàshǒu wéi qiáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sian siàshǒu wéi ciáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsien¹ hsia⁴-shou³ wei² chʻiang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "syān syà-shǒu wéi chyáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shian shiahshoou wei chyang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "сянь сяшоу вэй цян"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sjanʹ sjašou vɛj cjan"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sīn hah sáu wàih kèuhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sin¹ haa⁶ sau² wai⁴ koeng⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xin¹ ha⁶ seo² wei⁴ kêng⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Phak-fa-su",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "siên ha-sú vì khiòng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "xien^ˊ ha^"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "suˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Hakka-Romanization-System",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "vi^ˇ kiong^ˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hagfa-Pinyim",
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sixian"
],
"zh-pron": "xian¹ ha⁴ su³ vi² kiong²"
},
{
"ipa": "/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/",
"tags": [
"Hakka",
"Miaoli",
"Neipu",
"Sinological-IPA",
"Sixian"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "sian hā-chhiú ûi kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "sian hā-tshiú uî kiông"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "siefn haxchiuo uii kioong"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹ ui²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ haː²² sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ su³¹ vi¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹ ui²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/"
}
],
"word": "先下手為強"
}
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