前金

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	metal; gold; money
trad. (前金)		前	金
simp. #(前金)		前	金

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiánjīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ gam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiân-kim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánjin
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-chin¹
    • Yale: Chyán-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyanjin
    • Palladius: Цяньцзинь (Cjanʹczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ gam¹
    • Yale: chìhn gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiân-kim
    • Tâi-lô: Tsiân-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienkym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kim⁴⁴/

Proper noun

前金

1. (～區) Cianjin (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Descendants

• → English: Cianjin, Qianjin

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-kim / chiân-kim

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-kim
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-kim
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienkym
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴/

Noun

前金

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) monetary payment given in advance; initial payment

Descendants

• → Indonesian: uang muka (calque)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	金
まえ Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まえきん [màékíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

前(まえ)金(きん) • (maekin) ^{←まへきん (mafekin)?}

1. monetary payment given in advance; advance

   Synonyms: 前払い (maebarai), 前銭 (maesen), 前銀 (maegin), 先金 (sakigane)

   Antonyms: 後金 (atokin), 後払い (atobarai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	金
ぜん Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜんきん [zèńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)金(きん) • (zenkin) 

1. Same as まえきん (maekin) above

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
前	金
まえ Grade: 2	かね > がね Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
前銀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞ɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

前(まえ)金(がね) • (maegane) ^{←まへがね (mafegane)?}

1. Same as まえきん (maekin) above