近前

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	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. (近前)		近	前
simp. #(近前)		近	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìncián
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-chʻien²
    • Yale: jìn-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnchyan
    • Palladius: цзиньцянь (czinʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

近前

1. (literary) to advance forward
2. (literary) to approach

   炙手可熱勢絕倫，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, trad.]
   炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Fair Ladies: A Ballad (《麗人行》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu

   Zhìshǒukěrè shì juélún, shèn mò jìnqián chéngxiàng chēn. [Pinyin]

   Heat that can burn the hands, power beyond all measure―
   Take care not to come close before the Minister's angry glare!