先輩
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See also: 先辈
Chinese
early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
contemporaries; generation; lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (先輩) | 先 | 輩 | |
| simp. (先辈) | 先 | 辈 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sin1 bui3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-phi / sên-pái
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-pòe / siăn-pái
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-pe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianbèi
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-pei4
- Yale: syān-bèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianbey
- Palladius: сяньбэй (sjanʹbɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
先輩／先辈
仙貝／仙贝
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin1 bui3
- Yale: sīn bui
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 bui3
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 bui3
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ puːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-phi / sên-pái
- Hakka Romanization System: xienˊ pi / senˊ baiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xian1 pi4 / sen1 bai3
- Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/, /sen²⁴ pai̯³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
Note: sên-pái - from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: siăn-pái - from Japanese pronunciation.
- Middle Chinese: sen pwojH
Noun
先輩
- older generation; senior; elder
- ancestor; predecessor
Synonyms
- (older generation):
- (ancestor):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “older generation”):
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 先 | 輩 |
| せん Grade: 1 |
はい > ぱい Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Alternative forms
- (slang) パイセン (paisen)
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 先輩 (MC sen pwojH). Doublet of ソンベ (sonbe).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a person who entered one’s school earlier
- an upperclassman
- an older alumnus (graduate) of one’s school
- a person who entered one’s workplace earlier; a senior; one who has seniority
- an elder (one who is older)
- a person who is higher in social standing or level of education, skill, or experience; a superior
Usage notes
Can be used after a person’s name as an honorific.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- 先輩面 (senpaizura)
Related terms
- 先生 (sensei)
Descendants
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 先 | 輩 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 선배 (“a senior or elder in an organization; an upperclassman”)