"先天" meaning in Chinese

See 先天 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: xiāntiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sian-thian, xiāntiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siantian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syān-tyān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiantian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньтянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹtjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīn tīn [Cantonese, Yale], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], sientiefn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 先天
  1. (of a disease or trait) congenital; inherited; innate; inborn Synonyms: 天生 (tiānshēng) Derived forms: 先天缺陷 (xiāntiān quēxiàn)
    Sense id: en-先天-zh-adj-Ek2W-b2u

Proper name

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: xiāntiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sian-thian, xiāntiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siantian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syān-tyān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiantian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньтянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹtjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīn tīn [Cantonese, Yale], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], sientiefn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 先天
  1. (historical) one of the era names of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712–713) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-先天-zh-name-smGaCxzQ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese era names Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 14 82 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 77 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of Chinese era names: 4 92 4

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: xiāntiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sian-thian, xiāntiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siantian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syān-tyān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiantian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньтянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹtjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīn tīn [Cantonese, Yale], sin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], sian-thian [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], sientiefn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 先天
  1. nature (as opposed to nurture)
    Sense id: en-先天-zh-noun-UrLqh9rD
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hòutiān",
      "word": "後天"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hòutiān",
      "word": "后天"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
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              0,
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          "english": "nature and nurture",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
          "roman": "xiāntiān yǔ hòutiān",
          "text": "先天與後天",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "english": "nature and nurture",
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          ],
          "roman": "xiāntiān yǔ hòutiān",
          "text": "先天与后天",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nature (as opposed to nurture)"
      ],
      "id": "en-先天-zh-noun-UrLqh9rD",
      "links": [
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}

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      },
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "xiāntiān quēxiàn",
          "word": "先天缺陷"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "congenital; inherited; innate; inborn"
      ],
      "id": "en-先天-zh-adj-Ek2W-b2u",
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          "innate"
        ],
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          "inborn",
          "inborn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a disease or trait) congenital; inherited; innate; inborn"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a disease or trait"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "tiānshēng",
          "word": "天生"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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          "orig": "zh:Chinese era names",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the era names of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712–713)"
      ],
      "id": "en-先天-zh-name-smGaCxzQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "era name",
          "era name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) one of the era names of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712–713)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hòutiān",
      "word": "後天"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hòutiān",
      "word": "后天"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 先",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zh:Chinese era names"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "先天",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "nature and nurture",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "xiāntiān yǔ hòutiān",
          "text": "先天與後天",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "nature and nurture",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "xiāntiān yǔ hòutiān",
          "text": "先天与后天",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nature (as opposed to nurture)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 先",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zh:Chinese era names"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "xiāntiān quēxiàn",
      "word": "先天缺陷"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "先天",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "congenital; inherited; innate; inborn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "congenital",
          "congenital"
        ],
        [
          "inherited",
          "inherited"
        ],
        [
          "innate",
          "innate"
        ],
        [
          "inborn",
          "inborn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a disease or trait) congenital; inherited; innate; inborn"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a disease or trait"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tiānshēng",
      "word": "天生"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 先",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zh:Chinese era names"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "先天",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the era names of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712–713)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "era name",
          "era name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) one of the era names of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712–713)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sientiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn³³ tʰiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先天"
}

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  "subsection": "",
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  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
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