公元前

Chinese

		anno Domini; Common Era	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (公元前)		公元	前
simp. #(公元前)		公元	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngyuánqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ jyun⁴ cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngyuánqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongyuáncián
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-yüan²-chʻien²
    • Yale: gūng-ywán-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongyuanchyan
    • Palladius: гунъюаньцянь (gunʺjuanʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ jyun⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: gūng yùhn chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ jyn⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ yun⁴ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

公元前

1. Before the Common Era (BCE); Before Christ (BC)

See also

• 公元 (gōngyuán)