前沿

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	riverside (with ‑r); along
trad. (前沿)		前	沿
simp. #(前沿)		前	沿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiányán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-iân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiányán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen²
    • Yale: chyán-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
    • Palladius: цяньянь (cjanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: chìhn yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-iân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-iân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cien'ieen
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/

Noun

前沿

1. front part; front section
2. (military or figuratively) front line; forefront; forward position; leading position

   站在前沿  ―  zhàn zài qiányán  ―  to be at the forefront

Synonyms

• (front line): 第一線／第一线 (dìyīxiàn)

Adjective

前沿

1. state-of-the-art; cutting-edge; innovative