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Change log entry 80964
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2023-11-16 08:54:04 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 75039 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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= 後天 后天 [hou4 tian1] /the day after tomorrow/life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1])/acquired (not innate or congenital)/a posteriori/
 
- 先輩 先辈 [xian1 bei4] /elders/former generations/
+ 先輩 先辈 [xian1 bei4] /an older generation/ancestors; forefathers/
 
- 先妣 先妣 [xian1 bi3] /deceased mother/mother of an ancestor/
+ 先妣 先妣 [xian1 bi3] /(literary) my late mother/
 
- 先鞭 先鞭 [xian1 bian1] /to take precedence/to make an early start/to lead the way/
+ 先鞭 先鞭 [xian1 bian1] /to be the first; to lead the way/
 
- 先不先 先不先 [xian1 bu4 xian1] /(dialect) first of all/in the first place/
+ 先不先 先不先 [xian1 bu4 xian1] /(dialect) first of all; in the first place/
 
- 先慈 先慈 [xian1 ci2] /deceased mother/
+ 先慈 先慈 [xian1 ci2] /(literary) my late mother/
 
- 先達 先达 [xian1 da2] /famous and virtuous ancestors/the great men of the past/
+ 先達 先达 [xian1 da2] /(literary) our learned predecessors/
 
- 先大母 先大母 [xian1 da4 mu3] /deceased paternal grandmother/
+ 先大母 先大母 [xian1 da4 mu3] /my late paternal grandmother/
 
- 先導 先导 [xian1 dao3] /guide/forerunner/pioneer/
+ 先導 先导 [xian1 dao3] /to lead the way/guide; forerunner; pioneer/
 
- 先帝遺詔 先帝遗诏 [xian1 di4 yi2 zhao4] /posthumous edict of former emperor/Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity/
+ 先帝遺詔 先帝遗诏 [xian1 di4 yi2 zhao4] /posthumous edict of a former emperor/Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] edict to posterity/
 
- 先睹為快 先睹为快 [xian1 du3 wei2 kuai4] /joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time/
+ 先睹為快 先睹为快 [xian1 du3 wei2 kuai4] /(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)/
 
= 先發 先发 [xian1 fa1] /to take preemptive action/(sports) to be in the starting lineup/(of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher/
 
- 先發制人 先发制人 [xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2] /to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preemptive/
+ 先發制人 先发制人 [xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2] /(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt/
 
- 先鋒 先锋 [xian1 feng1] /vanguard/pioneer/avant-garde/
+ 先鋒 先锋 [xian1 feng1] /vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde/
By MDBG 2025
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