先公

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (先公)		先	公
simp. ^#(先公)		先	公

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngōng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangong
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-kung¹
  - Yale: syān-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangong
  - Palladius: сяньгун (sjanʹgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ gung¹
  - Yale: sīn gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

先公

(honorific) former ruler; former emperor or duke
(obsolete) deceased father

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	公
せん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんこー [sèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) せんこー [séꜜǹkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

先(せん)公(こう) • (senkō)

former lord, former ruler
(derogatory, used by students) teacher