先sin1天tin1

English

1. embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
2. inborn; innate; congenital
3. inborn; innate; natural

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 出生時已經有嘅情況／條件；件事一開始嗰陣已經有嘅情況

Examples

• 先天有缺陷

  to be born with congenital malformations

• 如果智商係由先天因素決定嘅，噉係咪表示一個人『成就可以去到幾高』都係由先天因素話事嘅呢？

  Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

• 脑损伤是先天的。

  The brain damage was congenital.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY