先生

Sinoa

Anarana iombonana

先生

1. atao hoe vady
2. dokotera
3. ilay teraka taloha
4. mpampianatra
5. mpitsabo fitsaboana nentim-paharazana sinoa
6. ny rainy sy ny zokiny lahy
7. pretra taoista
8. razana
9. teny fanomezam-boninahitra ho an'ny olon-dehibe, mazàna omena ny lehilahy: tompoko, tompoko, tompokolahy
10. vehivavy mpivaro-tena

Fanononana

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiānshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian¹ sen¹

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щянсын (xi͡ansɨn, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ saang¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): xien¹ sen
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sîn-sâng

  (Hailu, HRS): sin^ˋ sang^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xin¹ sang¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): xie¹ seng¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng-săng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): seng¹ sa¹ / seng¹ sann¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sian-siⁿ / sin-seⁿ / sian-seⁿ / sian-seng / sen-siⁿ / siăn-sé

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ sên¹ / sêng¹ sên¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-san₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshēng → xiānsheng (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ → ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianshe̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shêng⁵
    • Yale: syān-sheng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian.sheng
    • Palladius: сяньшэн (sjanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ → /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xian¹ sen¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiansen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щянсын (xi͡ansɨn, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiæ̃²⁴ səŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ saang¹
    • Yale: sīn sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xien¹ sen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁴² sɛn²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-sâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ sang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: sin^ˋ sang^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /sin⁵³ saŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xin¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕin⁴⁴ saŋ⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xie¹ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕie¹¹ səŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng-săng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)naŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: seng¹ sa¹ [Phonetic: seng⁵ na¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: seng-saⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)na⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: seng¹ sann¹ [Phonetic: seng⁵ na¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)na⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tong'an, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-siⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sian-sinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siensvy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Tong'an, Kinmen, Singapore): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /siɛn³³ sĩ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-seⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sin-senn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinsvef
    • IPA (Penang): /sin³³⁻²¹ sɛ̃³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sẽ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Yilan): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-seⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sian-senn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siensvef
    • IPA (Singapore): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sẽ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-seng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siensefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Hui'an)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sen-siⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sen-sinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sensvy
    • IPA (Hui'an): /sen³³ sĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siăn-sé
    • Tâi-lô: sia̋n-sé
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³⁵ se⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³⁵ se⁴¹/

Note: When following a surname, it is read in the neutral tone.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sing¹ sên¹ / sêng¹ sên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing seⁿ / seng seⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/, /seŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

Note: sêng1 sên1 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-san₁
    • MiniDict: shi^平 san^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-san₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ sã²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: sen sraeng▼

Rime
Character	先	生
Reading #	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	庚 (109)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	II
Fanqie	蘇前切	所庚切
Baxter	sen	sraeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sen/	/ʃˠæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/sen/	/ʃᵚaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛn/	/ʃaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛn/	/ʂaɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/sen/	/ʃɐŋ/
Wang Li	/sien/	/ʃɐŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/sien/	/ʂɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiān	shēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin1	sang1

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*sˤər  sreŋ|sreŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːn  sʰleːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	先	生	生
Reading #	1/2	1/3	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiān	shēng	shēng
Middle Chinese	‹ sen ›	‹ sræng ›	‹ srjæng ›
Old Chinese	/*sˁər/	/*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)	/*sreŋ/ (or *s.reŋ ?)
English	first	bear, be born; live	bear, be born; live
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	先	生
Reading #	1/2	1/2
No.	13458	11312
Phonetic component	先	生
Rime group	文	耕
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	先	生
Old Chinese	/*sɯːn/	/*sʰleːŋ/

Tsiahy

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Japoney

Tovana

先生

1. Anaram-boninahitra ampiasaina aorian'ny anaran'ny mpampianatra, dokotera, mpisolovava, na olona manana asa manokana hafa

Fanononana

(Tokyo) せんせー [sèńséꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3]) AAI(lakile): [sẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Tsiahy

• :*
• :* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
• Ity pejy ity dia nadika avy amin'ny pejy 先生 tao amin'ny Wikibolana amin'ny teny anglisy. (lisitry ny mpandray anjara)

Anarana iombonana

先生

1. anti-panahy
2. manam-pahaizana
3. mpampianatra
4. mpampianatra ny haiady Japoney mpampianatra haiady
5. tompoko, endrika fahalalam-pomba amin'ny fitenenana amin'ny mpampianatra, dokotera, sns

Fanononana

(Tokyo) せんせー [sèńséꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3]) AAI(lakile): [sẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Tsiahy

• :*
• :* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
• Ity pejy ity dia nadika avy amin'ny pejy 先生 tao amin'ny Wikibolana amin'ny teny anglisy. (lisitry ny mpandray anjara)

Ryukyu

Anarana iombonana

先生

1. mpampianatra

Tsiahy

• Ity pejy ity dia nadika avy amin'ny pejy 先生 tao amin'ny Wikibolana amin'ny teny anglisy. (lisitry ny mpandray anjara)