| 先 |
xiān bèi | an older generation / ancestors; forefathers |
| 先 |
xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 辈 |
bèi | lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people |