先達

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Chinese

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (16) (7)
Final () (85) (63)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV I
Fanqie
Baxter sen dat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sen/ /dɑt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/sen/ /dɑt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/sɛn/ /dɑt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sɛn/ /dat̚/
Li
Rong
/sen/ /dɑt̚/
Wang
Li
/sien/ /dɑt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/sien/ /dʱɑt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sin1 daat6

Etymology 1

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
attain; pass through; achieve
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
 
trad. (先達)
simp. (先达)

Noun

先達

  1. (literary) great thinker of the past; sage
Synonyms

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (先達)
simp. (先达)
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From Indonesian Siantar, from Pematangsiantar.

Proper noun

先達

  1. () Pematangsiantar (a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia)
Derived terms