前言

前言

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	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (前言)		前	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiányán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-ngièn / chhièn-ngiàn
• Min Nan (POJ): chiân-giân / chiân-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: qiányán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: chìhn yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-giân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ giɛn²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ giɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-gân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² gan¹³/

Noun

前言

1. earlier remarks
2. preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

• (preface):

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Synonyms of 前言

前記／前记 (qiánjì) 小序 (xiǎoxù) 小引 (xiǎoyǐn) 序文 (xùwén) 序言 (xùyán) 弁言 (biànyán) 引言 (yǐnyán)

發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical) 短序 (duǎnxù) 緒言／绪言 (xùyán) 自序 (zìxù) (by the author) 踏話頭／踏话头 (Min Nan) 開場白／开场白 (kāichǎngbái)

Derived terms

前言不搭後語／前言不搭后语

前言不答後語／前言不答后语

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (前言):

• → Japanese: 前言 (ぜんげん) (zengen)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	言
ぜん Grade: 2	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

前言 (hiragana ぜんげん, rōmaji zengen)

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