"先天" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 先天 | xiān tiān | embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 / [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural |   | |
Results beginning with 先天 | ||||
| 先天性 | xiān tiān xìng | congenital / intrinsic / innateness | | |
| 先天不足 | xiān tiān bù zú | congenital deficiency / inherent weakness | | |
| 先天缺陷 | birth defect | | ||
| 先天愚型 | xiān tiān yú xíng | Down syndrome / trisomy 21 | | |
| 先天性免疫 | xiān tiān xìng miǎn yì | congenital immunity | | |
| 先天性缺陷 | xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn | birth defect | | |
| 先天与后天 | xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān | nature versus nurture | | |
| 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 / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time | | |
| 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[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1] | | |
