xiān​hé

priority of the Yellow River

  • created reference approved 先河 → 发轫/發軔 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河 xiān​hé

    发轫 / 發軔 fā​rèn

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  • created reference approved 先河 → 滥觞/濫觴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河 xiān​hé

    滥觞 / 濫觴 làn​shāng

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  • created reference approved 先河 → 先导/先導 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河 xiān​hé

    先导 / 先導 xiān​dǎo

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  • created reference approved 先河 → 肇基 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河 xiān​hé

    肇基 zhào​jī

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  • created sense approved 先河 · xiān​hé · priority of the Yellow River — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河

    xiān​hé

    priority of the Yellow River

    The ancient belief and practice of sacrificing to the Yellow River before the sea, regarding it as the source

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · Yellow River

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  • created sense approved 先河 · xiān​hé · precursor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先河

    xiān​hé

    precursor

    (figurative) something that paved the way for later developments; a forerunner or beginning of a trend; an originator

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · river

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