先手

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (先手)		先	手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shou³
  - Yale: syān-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshoou
  - Palladius: сяньшоу (sjanʹšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ sau²
  - Yale: sīn sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

先手

(board games, game of Go, chess, xiangqi, etc.) offensive; move that carries a significant threat; a move forcing the opponent to respond; a move with tempo

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
先	手
さき Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

先(さき)手(て) • (sakite)

vanguard

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
先	手
せん Grade: 1	て Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

先(せん)手(て) • (sente)

Moving first; the initiative; having the initiative.
1. (board games, game of Go, shogi, etc.) the player who moves first
(board games, game of Go, shogi, etc.) a move forcing the opponent to respond; a move with tempo

Antonyms

(all senses): 後手(ごて) (gote)

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