前蘇聯

See also: 前苏联

Chinese

		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	Soviet Union; USSR; Russia
trad. (前蘇聯)		前	蘇聯
simp. (前苏联)		前	苏联

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiánsūlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ sou¹ lyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánsūlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánsulián
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-su¹-lien²
    • Yale: Chyán-sū-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyansulian
    • Palladius: Цяньсулянь (Cjanʹsuljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ sou¹ lyun⁴
    • Yale: chìhn sōu lyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ sou¹ lyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ sou¹ lün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

Proper noun

前蘇聯

1. former Soviet Union; ex-USSR

Usage notes

It may be offensive when speaking to pro-Russia, pro-Soviet and left-wing people, while 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián) is a neutral choice.