先君
先君 xiān jūn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ sin1 gwan1
- my late father
- my ancestors
- the late emperor
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More words with these characters
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- 请君入瓮請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
- 仁人君子 rén rén jūn zǐ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ jan4 jan4 gwan1 zi2 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
- 淑人君子 shū rén jūn zi ㄕㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ˙ㄗ suk6 jan4 gwan1 zi2 virtuous gentleman (idiom)
- 忠君爱国忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwan1 oi3 gwok3 (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country