敢為人先 in Chinese

IPA: /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɐm³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /kɐm³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gǎnwéirénxiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gǎnwéirénxiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], gǎnwéirénsian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kan³-wei²-jên²-hsien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gǎn-wéi-rén-syān [Mandarin, Yale], gaanweirenshian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ганьвэйжэньсянь [Mandarin, Palladius], ganʹvɛjžɛnʹsjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], gám wàih yàhn sīn [Cantonese, Yale], gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gem² wei⁴ yen⁴ xin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 敢为人先 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 敢為人先

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        "to have the courage to do what others have not done; to have the courage to take the lead"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénxiān"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénxiān"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénsian"
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      "zh-pron": "kan³-wei²-jên²-hsien¹"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎn-wéi-rén-syān"
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      "zh-pron": "gaanweirenshian"
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      "zh-pron": "ганьвэйжэньсянь"
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      "zh-pron": "ganʹvɛjžɛnʹsjanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "gám wàih yàhn sīn"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "gem² wei⁴ yen⁴ xin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kɐm³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "敢為人先"
}

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        "to have the courage to do what others have not done; to have the courage to take the lead"
      ],
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      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénxiān"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénxiān"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎnwéirénsian"
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      "zh-pron": "kan³-wei²-jên²-hsien¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "gǎn-wéi-rén-syān"
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      "zh-pron": "gaanweirenshian"
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      "zh-pron": "ганьвэйжэньсянь"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹvɛjžɛnʹsjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gam² wai⁴ jan⁴ sin¹"
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      "zh-pron": "gem² wei⁴ yen⁴ xin¹"
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"敢為人先" meaning in Chinese

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