先

先是

xianˉ shiˋ

(First, Go back to)

First, Go back to the beginning

先, 是

rhymes-先是

先以

xianˉ yiˇ

(Start with, Starts)

Start with, Starts with

先, 以

rhymes-先以

先舉個例子

xianˉ juˇ ge˙ liˋ ziˇ

(Just to)

Just to raise one example, Just to bring up one example

>>先舉個例子

先, 舉, 個, 例, 子

rhymes-先舉個例子

先學一會兒字母

xianˉ xueˊ yiˊ huiˋ erˊ ziˋ muˇ

(First spend)

First spend some time on letters

>>先學一會兒字母

先, 學, 一, 會, 兒, 字, 母

rhymes-先學一會兒字母

先做再說

xianˉ zuoˋ zaiˋ shuoˉ

(First try, Then discuss)

First try, Then discuss

>>先做再說

先, 做, 再, 說

rhymes-先做再說

先說清楚

xianˉ shuoˉ qingˉ chuˇ

(For the, To be clear)

To be clear, For the record

>>先說清楚

先, 說, 清, 楚

rhymes-先說清楚

先派我

xianˉ paiˋ woˇ

(First position)

First position me

先, 派, 我

rhymes-先派我

先鋒

xianˉ fengˉ

(Pioneer, Vanguard)

Vanguard, Pioneer

先, 鋒

rhymes-先鋒

先不要妄下斷論

xianˉ buˊ yaoˋ wangˋ xiaˋ duanˋ lunˋ

(Don't jump)

Don't jump to conclusions just yet, Don't jump to conclusions

>>先不要妄下斷論

先, 不, 要, 妄, 下, 斷, 論

rhymes-先不要妄下斷論

先天

xianˉ tianˉ

(Inherent, Innate)

Innate, Inherent

先, 天

rhymes-先天

先到

xianˉ daoˋ

(First go, First goes, First went)

First go to, First goes to, First went to

先, 到

先走

xianˉ zouˇ

(Go first, Goes first, Going first, Went first)

Go first, Goes first, Going first, Went first

先, 走

rhymes-先走

你大概已經先我一
步料到了

niˇ daˋ gaiˋ yiˇ jingˉ xianˉ woˇ yiˊ
buˋ liaoˋ daoˋ le˙

(You are)

You are probably already one step ahead of me

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>>你大概已經先我一步料到了

你, 大, 概, 已, 經, 先, 我, 一
步, 料, 到, 了

如果你先拿兩顆阿
斯匹靈來

ruˊ guoˇ niˇ xianˉ naˊ liangˇ keˉ aˉ
siˉ piˉ lingˊ laiˊ

(If you)

If you bring a couple of aspirin first

>>如果你先拿兩顆阿斯匹靈來

如, 果, 你, 先, 拿, 兩, 顆, 阿
斯, 匹, 靈, 來

爭先恐後

zhengˉ xianˉ kongˇ houˋ

(Scrambling)

Scrambling

爭, 先, 恐, 後

率先

shuaiˋ xianˉ

(Lead, Take the lead)

Lead, Take the lead

率, 先

這個就先不說啦

zheˋ ge˙ jiuˋ xianˉ buˋ shuoˉ laˉ

(Let's)

Let's not talk about this for now

>>這個就先不說啦

這, 個, 就, 先, 不, 說, 啦

不過這個就先不說啦

buˊ guoˋ zheˋ ge˙ jiuˋ xianˉ buˋ shuoˉ laˉ

(But let's)

But let's not talk about this for now

>>不過這個就先不說啦

不, 過, 這, 個, 就, 先, 不, 說, 啦

應該先

yingˉ gaiˉ xianˉ

(Should have)

Should have first

>>應該先

應, 該, 先

要是她沒先殺死我的話

yaoˋ shiˋ taˉ meiˊ xianˉ shaˉ siˇ woˇ de˙ huaˋ

(If she)

If she doesn't kill me first

>>要是她沒先殺死我的話

要, 是, 她, 沒, 先, 殺, 死, 我, 的, 話

祖先

zuˇ xianˉ

(Ancestors)

Ancestors

祖, 先

要先看

yaoˋ xianˉ kanˋ

(First wanted)

First wanted to see

要, 先, 看

你應該要先做好份
內的工作

niˇ yingˉ gaiˉ yaoˋ xianˉ zuoˋ haoˇ fenˋ
neiˋ de˙ gongˉ zuoˋ

(You should do)

You should do your own job first, You should do your own work first

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>>你應該要先做好份內的工作

你, 應, 該, 要, 先, 做, 好, 份
內, 的, 工, 作

想先吃點東西

xiangˇ xianˉ chiˉ dianˇ dongˉ xiˉ

(Want, Want to)

Want to eat first, Want something to eat first

>>想先吃點東西

想, 先, 吃, 點, 東, 西

機先

jiˉ xianˉ

(Initiative)

Initiative

機, 先