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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
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attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
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trad. (先達)
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先
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達
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simp. (先达)
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先
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达
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Noun
先達
- (literary) great thinker of the past; sage
Synonyms
- 先哲 (xiānzhé)
- 先賢 / 先贤 (xiānxián) (literary)
- 前賢 / 前贤 (qiánxián) (literary)
Etymology 2
From Indonesian Siantar, from Pematangsiantar.
Proper noun
先達
- (~市) Pematangsiantar (a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia)
Derived terms