從前

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

  (Pinyin): cóngqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ cin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiùng-chhièn
• Min Nan (POJ): chiông-chêng / chiông-chûiⁿ / chiông-chiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cóngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngchyan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: chùhng chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ qin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiùng-chhièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiungˇ qienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiung² qian²
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯uŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongzeeng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsuînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongzvuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciongcieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛn²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/

Noun

從前

1. the past; past times; former times

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 從前

以往 (yǐwǎng) 向時／向时 (xiàngshí) 向時仔／向时仔 (Min Nan) 夙昔 (sùxī) (literary) 已往 (yǐwǎng) 平昔 (píngxī) (literary) 往前 (wǎngqián) 往日 (wǎngrì) (literary) 往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)

往時／往时 (wǎngshí) 日前 (rìqián) (literary) 昔日 (xīrì) (literary) 異日／异日 (yìrì) (literary) 當年／当年 (dāngnián) 疇昔／畴昔 (chóuxī) (literary) 舊底／旧底 (Cantonese, Min Nan) 舊時／旧时 (jiùshí) 過去／过去 (guòqù)

Adverb

從前

1. previously; formerly; once upon a time; in the past

   • 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

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以前 (yǐqián) 先前 (xiānqián) 在前 (zàiqián) 早前 (zǎoqián) (dialectal) 早年所 (Min Nan)

早時／早时 (Min Nan) 昔日 (xīrì) (literary) 昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary) 曾經／曾经 (céngjīng)