史前

Chinese

		history	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. (史前)		史	前
simp. #(史前)		史	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si² cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǐqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhcián
    • Wade–Giles: shih³-chʻien²
    • Yale: shř-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyychyan
    • Palladius: шицянь (šicjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 使錢／使钱 史前

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si² cin⁴
    • Yale: sí chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si² tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi² qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

史前

1. (historiography) prehistory

Synonyms

• 史前史 (shǐqiánshǐ)

Adjective

史前

1. (attributive) prehistoric

Derived terms

• 史前史 (shǐqiánshǐ)
• 史前時代／史前时代 (shǐqián shídài)