前賢

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	worthy (person)
trad. (前賢)		前	賢
simp. (前贤)		前	贤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánsián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-hsien²
    • Yale: chyán-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshyan
    • Palladius: цяньсянь (cjanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 前賢

1. (literary) great thinker of the past; sage

Synonyms

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• 先哲 (xiānzhé)
• 先賢／先贤 (xiānxián) (literary)
• 先達／先达 (xiāndá) (literary)

 

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