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有言在先 (jau5 jin4 zoi6 sin1) — make clear beforehand; forewarn in Cantonese

jauˏ₅有jinˎ₄言zoiˍ₆在sinˉ¹先
Mandarin Pinyin: you3 yan2 2 zai4 xian1

Meaning of 有言在先

nounmake clear beforehand; forewarn
nounmade clear beforehand; forewarn

Characters in 有言在先

有jau5
there is; exist; be present
言jin4
Kangxi radical 149
在zoi6
be alive; living; be present; exist
先sin1
leading; pioneering; initiating

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