early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until | ||
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simp. and trad. (先至) |
先 | 至 |
先至
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 才2, 再, 方, 始, 方才 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 才2 |
Singapore | 才2 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 先, 至, 先至 |
Hong Kong | 先, 至, 先至 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 正 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 才3 |
Quanzhou | 才3 | |
Zhangzhou | 才3 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 才3 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 才3 | |
Shantou | 正 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 正 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 再, 才2 |
Suzhou | 再 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 才至 |