紀元前

See also: 纪元前

Chinese

		the beginning of an era or reign; era; time the beginning of an era or reign; era; time; period; epoch	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. (紀元前)		紀元	前
simp. (纪元前)		纪元	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìyuánqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² jyun⁴ cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìyuánqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìyuáncián
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-yüan²-chʻien²
    • Yale: jì-ywán-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyuanchyan
    • Palladius: цзиюаньцянь (czijuanʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² jyun⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: géi yùhn chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² jyn⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² yun⁴ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

紀元前

1. BC (before Christ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紀	元	前
き Grade: 5	げん Grade: 2	ぜん Grade: 2
kan’on		goon

Etymology

紀元 (“Common Era”) +‎ 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きげんぜ​ん [kìgéńzéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) きげ​んぜん [kìgéꜜǹzèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɡẽ̞nd͡zẽ̞ɴ]

Phrase

紀(き)元(げん)前(ぜん) • (Kigenzen) 

1. (before year number) before the Common Era; before Christ

   紀(き)元(げん)前1500(ぜんせんごひゃく)年(ねん)頃(ごろ)

   Kigenzen sengohyaku-nengoro

   circa 1500 BCE