從前

See also: 从前

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	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. (從前)		從	前
simp. (从前)		从	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): cóngqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цунчян (cunči͡an, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ cin⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): cung² qien²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhiùng-chhièn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiung² qiên²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiông-chêng / chiông-chûiⁿ / chiông-chiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cong⁵ zoin⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zon-zhi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngcián
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-chʻien²
    • Yale: tsúng-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngchyan
    • Palladius: цунцянь (cuncjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цунчян (cunči͡an, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: chùhng chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: cung² qien²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiùng-chhièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiungˇ qienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiung² qian²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiung² qiên²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiʊŋ¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongzeeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsuînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongzvuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongcieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cong⁵ zoin⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshông tsôiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zon-zhi
    • MiniDict: zon^去 zhi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zon-xxi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zoŋ²² ʑi⁴⁴/

Noun

從前

1. the past; past times; former times

   • 誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
     诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》

     Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán. [Pinyin]

     Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.

Synonyms

• 以往 (yǐwǎng)
• 前時／前时 (qiánshí) (literary)
• 原來／原来 (yuánlái)
• 向時／向时 (xiàngshí)
• 向時仔／向时仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 夙昔 (sùxī) (literary)
• 已往 (yǐwǎng)
• 平昔 (píngxī) (literary)
• 往前 (wǎngqián)
• 往常 (wǎngcháng)
• 往日 (wǎngrì) (literary)
• 往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
• 往時／往时 (wǎngshí)
• 往時仔／往时仔 (Min Nan)
• 既往 (jìwǎng)
• 日前 (rìqián) (literary)
• 日者 (rìzhě) (literary)
• 早日 (zǎorì)
• 昔年 (xīnián) (literary)
• 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
• 昔者 (xīzhě) (literary)
• 曩昔 (nǎngxī) (literary)
• 異日／异日 (yìrì) (literary)
• 當年／当年
• 疇昔／畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary)
• 素日 (sùrì) (literary)
• 老底子 (lǎodǐzi) (dialectal)
• 舊底／旧底 (gau⁶ dai²) (Cantonese, Min Nan)
• 舊時／旧时 (jiùshí)
• 舊陣時／旧阵时 (Cantonese)
• 過去／过去 (guòqù)
• 過往／过往 (guòwǎng)

 

• 上早 (Hakka)
• 以前 (yǐqián)
• 先前 (xiānqián)
• 先行 (xiānxíng) (literary)
• 其先 (qíxiān) (literary)
• 前往 (qiánwǎng) (literary)
• 原在 (Hakka)
• 古者 (gǔzhě) (archaic)
• 向來／向来 (xiànglái) (archaic)
• 嘗／尝 (cháng) (literary, or used in compounds)
• 在前 (zàiqián)
• 家先 (Hakka)
• 往擺／往摆 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 往擺仔／往摆仔 (Hokkien)
• 往者 (wǎngzhě) (literary)
• 往過／往过 (Hokkien)
• 往過仔／往过仔 (Hokkien)
• 早先 (zǎoxiān)
• 早年所 (Hokkien)
• 早時／早时 (Hokkien)
• 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
• 昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary)
• 曾
• 曾經／曾经 (céngjīng)
• 當初／当初 (dāngchū)
• 舊擺／旧摆 (Singapore Hokkien)
• 舊早／旧早 (Singapore Hokkien)
• 過前／过前 (Hainanese)