先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2
- (literary) my deceased grandfather
- (literary) ancestors
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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
祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
- 祖上 zǔ shàng ㄗㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋ zou2 soeng5 ancestors; forebears
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