前面

前面

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	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (前面)		前	面
anagram		面前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ min⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-mien
• Min Nan (POJ): chêng-bīn / chûiⁿ-bīn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiánmiàn → qiánmian (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ → ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan.miann
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiánmiànr → qiánmianr (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ → ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄧㄢㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan.miall
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mjɑɻ⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mjɑɻ³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ min⁶
    • Yale: chìhn mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ min⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ miːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-mien
    • Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ mien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian² mian⁴
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-bīn
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-bīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengbin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-bīn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuînn-bīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zvui'bin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/

Noun

前面

1. in front; ahead

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 前面 (“in front; ahead”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		前面, 前邊
Mandarin	Beijing	前頭, 前邊兒
	Taiwan	前面, 前頭, 前邊
	Xi'an	前頭, 頭裡
	Wuhan	前頭, 前邊
	Chengdu	前頭
	Yangzhou	前頭
	Hefei	前頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	前便
	Hong Kong	前便
	Yangjiang	面前
Gan	Nanchang	前頭
Hakka	Meixian	前背
Jin	Taiyuan	前頭, 前面
Min Bei	Jian'ou	頭前
Min Dong	Fuzhou	前首
Min Nan	Xiamen	頭前
	Chaozhou	頭前
	Shantou	頭前
Wu	Suzhou	前頭
	Wenzhou	門前, 門先
Xiang	Changsha	前頭, 頭前
	Shuangfeng	前頭

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	面
ぜん Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

前面 (hiragana ぜんめん, rōmaji zenmen)

1. the front, the part in front
2. façade