"先世" meaning in Chinese

See 先世 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/, /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/, /ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/, /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xiānshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin¹ sai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sian-sè, sian-sì, xiānshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sianshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien¹-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syān-shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shianshyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньши [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹši [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīn sai [Cantonese, Yale], sin¹ sai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin¹ sei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sian-sè [Hokkien, POJ], sian-sè [Hokkien, Tai-lo], siensex [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sian-sì [Hokkien, POJ], sian-sì [Hokkien, Tai-lo], siensix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 先世
  1. (literary) previous era; previous age; previous dynasty Tags: literary Categories (topical): Age, People Synonyms (previous era): 前代 (qiándài), 前世 (qiánshì) [literary]
    Sense id: en-先世-zh-noun-C3FSyD2C Disambiguation of Age: 94 6 Disambiguation of People: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'previous era': 99 1
  2. (literary) forefathers; ancestors Tags: literary Categories (topical): Collectives, People Synonyms (forefathers): 老輩 (lǎobèi), 老辈 (lǎobèi), 先代 (xiāndài) [literary]
    Sense id: en-先世-zh-noun-3eY4xm2l Disambiguation of Collectives: 36 64 Disambiguation of People: 35 65 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'forefathers': 1 99

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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "sin¹ sai³"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sian-sè"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sian-sì"
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-shih⁴"
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "syān-shr̀"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "сяньши"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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        "standard"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sīn sai"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sin¹ sai³"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ sei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "sian-sè"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-sì"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "sian-sì"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/"
    }
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        "Wade-Giles",
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-shr̀"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn sai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ sai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ sei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siensex"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-sì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-sì"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siensix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiɛn³³ se⁴¹/"
    },
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    }
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    {
      "roman": "qiándài",
      "sense": "previous era",
      "word": "前代"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiánshì",
      "sense": "previous era",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "前世"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎobèi",
      "sense": "forefathers",
      "word": "老輩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎobèi",
      "sense": "forefathers",
      "word": "老辈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiāndài",
      "sense": "forefathers",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "先代"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先世"
}

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