先天

xiān tiān

Definitions

1. embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])
2. inborn
3. innate
4. natural

Words Containing 先天

• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè: The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
• 先天不足 xiān tiān bù zú: congenital deficiency
• 先天不足，后天失调 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo: to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
• 先天性 xiān tiān xìng: congenital; intrinsic; innate
• 先天性缺陷 xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn: birth defect
• 先天愚型 xiān tiān yú xíng: Down syndrome; trisomy 21
• 先天与后天 xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān: nature versus nurture

Child Words of 先天

• 先 xiān: early
• 天 tiān: day