以前

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adverb 2.3 Postposition 3 Min Nan 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adverb 3.3 Postposition

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Kanji in this term
以	前

[edit] Noun

以前 (hiragana いぜん, romaji izen)

1. before, formerly, ago

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

以前

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ i˨˩tɕʰiɛn˧˥ ]

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以前 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yǐqián)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) previously

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以前 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yǐqián)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) before (a certain point in time)

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[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

以前

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ i˥˥tɕiŋ˧˥ ]

[edit] Adverb

以前 (traditional and simplified, POJ í-chêng)

1. previously

[edit] Postposition

以前 (traditional and simplified, POJ í-chêng)

1. before (a certain point in time)