之前
Chinese
's; him/her/it; this | 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 | ||
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trad. (之前) | 之 | 前 | |
simp. #(之前) | 之 | 前 | |
Literally: “in the time before ...” |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi1 qian2
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi1 cin4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-chiân / chi-chêng / chi-chûiⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcián
- Wade–Giles: chih1-chʻien2
- Yale: jr̄-chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyan
- Palladius: чжицянь (čžicjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 之前
支前
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: zi1 qian2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zkian
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zi1 cin4
- Yale: jī chìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 tsin4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 qin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
- Homophones:
之前
支前
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiân
- Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: cicieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chêng
- Tâi-lô: tsi-tsîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: cizeeng
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chûiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tsi-tsuînn
- Phofsit Daibuun: cizvuii
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 之前
- before; in front of; ahead of
- (placed sentence-initially) before; previously
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- Hokkien lemmas
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