先人
sin1 jan4xiān rén
English
- ancestor; forefather
- sb's late father
- ancestor; forefather
粵語 — Cantonese
- 祖先;先輩(量詞:位)
Examples
紀念先人
commemorate ancestors
每逢清明節,中國人都會去先人嘅墓前紀念佢哋。
Every Ching Ming, the Chinese commemorate their ancestors in front of their graves.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk