先慈

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
simp. and trad. (先慈)		先	慈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāncí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ ci⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāncí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄘˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siancíh
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-tzʻŭ²
  - Yale: syān-tsź
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiantsyr
  - Palladius: сяньцы (sjanʹcy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ ci⁴
  - Yale: sīn chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ tsi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ qi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

Noun

先慈

(literary) one's deceased mother

Synonyms

先妣 (xiānbǐ)
先母 (xiānmǔ)

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