先王 xiān wáng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ sin1 wong4
- former sovereigns
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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 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
王
- 国王 國王 guó wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 wong4 king
- 王后 wáng hòu ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ wong4 hau6 queen
- 王国 王國 wáng guó ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wong4 gwok3 kingdom
- 王子 wáng zǐ ㄨㄤˊ ㄗˇ wong4 zi2 prince
- 王牌 wáng pái ㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄞˊ wong4 paai2 (card games) trump card
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- 阎王 閻王 Yán wang ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄤ jim4 wong4 (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
- 冥王 míng wáng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ming5 wong4 the king of hell
- 勤王 qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kan4 wong4 to serve the king diligently
- 君王 jūn wáng ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄤˊ gwan1 wong4 sovereign king
- 大王 dà wáng ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ daai6 wong4 king
- 大王 dài wang ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄨㄤ daai6 wong4 robber baron (in opera, old stories)
- 天王 tiān wáng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ tin1 wong4 emperor
- 女王 nǚ wáng ㄋㄩˇ ㄨㄤˊ neoi5 wong4 queen
- 封王 fēng wáng ㄈㄥ ㄨㄤˊ fung1 wong4 to win the championship
- 帝王 dì wáng ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ dai3 wong4 regent
- 拳王 quán wáng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ kyun4 wong4 boxing champion
- 桀王 Jié Wáng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄤˊ git6 wong4 King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
- 梗王 gěng wáng ㄍㄥˇ ㄨㄤˊ (coll.) person who makes people laugh; funny guy
- 棋王 qí wáng ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˊ kei4 wong4 chess champion
- 法王 Fǎ wáng ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ faat3 wong4 Sakyamuni
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)
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- 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
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 混世魔王 hùn shì mó wáng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ wan6 sai3 mo1 wong4 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 张王李赵 張王李趙 Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào ㄓㄤ ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ zoeng1 wong4 lei5 ziu6 (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone