teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]

sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet

before; previously

(loanword) shilling

first of all; in the first place

in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior

to lead; to be in front

ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

to have priority; to take precedence