先輩

See also: 先辈

Chinese
 
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (先輩) 先 輩
simp. (先辈) 先 辈

Pronunciation

Note: sên-pái - from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: siăn-pái - from Japanese pronunciation.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghai):
      • Wugniu: 1shi-pe
      • MiniDict: shi平 pe
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1xi-pe
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ pe²¹/
Rime
Character 先 輩
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 先 (85) 灰 (42)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) IV I
Fanqie 蘇前切 補妹切
Baxter sen pwojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /sen/ /puʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /sen/ /puoiH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /sɛn/ /puɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /sɛn/ /pwəjH/
Li
Rong		 /sen/ /puᴀiH/
Wang
Li		 /sien/ /puɒiH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /sien/ /puɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xiān bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 sin1 bui3

Noun

先輩

  1. older generation; senior; elder
  2. ancestor; predecessor

Synonyms
  • (older generation):
  • (ancestor):

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “older generation”):

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (先輩):
  • → Japanese: 先輩(せんぱい) (senpai)
  • → Korean: 선배(先輩) (seonbae)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
先 輩
せん
Grade: 1		 はい > ぱい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せんぱい [sèńpáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞mpa̠i]

Noun

先(せん)輩(ぱい) • (senpai) 

  1. a person who entered one’s school earlier
    1. an upperclassman
    2. an older alumnus (graduate) of one’s school
  2. a person who entered one’s workplace earlier; a senior; one who has seniority
  3. an elder (one who is older)
  4. a person who is higher in social standing or level of education, skill, or experience; a superior

Usage notes

Can be used after a person’s name as an honorific.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • 先輩面(せんぱいづら) (senpaizura)

Descendants

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
先輩

Noun

先輩 • (seonbae) (hangeul 선배)

  1. Hanja form? of 선배 (“a senior or elder in an organization; an upperclassman”).
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