前途

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	way; route; road
trad. (前途)		前	途
simp. ^#(前途)		前	途

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiántú

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ tou⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-thù
Min Nan (POJ): chiân-tô͘ / chêng-tô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiántú
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciántú
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tʻu²
  - Yale: chyán-tú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantwu
  - Palladius: цяньту (cjanʹtu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前途
    錢途／钱途
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ tou⁴
  - Yale: chìhn tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ tou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    前途
    錢途／钱途
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-thù
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ tuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² tu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ tʰu¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciendoo
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengdoo
  - IPA (Penang): /t͡seŋ²³⁻²¹ tɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: /d͡zen duo/

Rime
Character	前	途
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	昨先切	同都切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zen/	/duo/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zen/	/duo/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɛn/	/do/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zɛn/	/dɔ/
Li Rong	/d͡zen/	/do/
Wang Li	/d͡zien/	/du/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱien/	/dʱuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qián	tú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin⁴	tou⁴

Noun

前途

prospects (of a person, project, etc.); promise; future; outlook
前途光明 ― qiántú guāngmíng ― bright future

前途無量／前途无量 ― qiántú wúliàng ― unlimited future

前途暗淡 ― qiántú àndàn ― dim future

美妙的前途 ― měimiào de qiántú ― promising future

人類前途／人类前途 ― rénlèi qiántú ― the future of the human race

毀了自己的前途／毁了自己的前途 ― huǐ le zìjǐ de qiántú ― to ruin one's own future

Synonyms

Synonyms of 前途

出息 (chūxi)
出路 (chūlù)
前景 (qiánjǐng)
前程 (qiánchéng)
展望 (zhǎnwàng)
巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)

憧憬 (chōngjǐng)
望頭／望头 (Xiang)
望頭子／望头子 (Xiang)
盼頭／盼头 (pàntou) (colloquial)
遠景／远景 (yuǎnjǐng)
願景／愿景 (yuànjǐng)

References

“Entry #4756”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	途
ぜん Grade: 2	と Grade: S
goon	kan’on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんと [zéꜜǹtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

前(ぜん)途(と) • (zento) ^{←ぜんと (zento)^?}

future, prospects, outlook
Synonyms: 将来 (shōrai), 先 (saki)
journey ahead, distance yet to cover

Derived terms

前(ぜん)途(と)多(た)難(なん) (zento tanan)
前(ぜん)途(と)無(む)効(こう) (zento mukō)
前(ぜん)途(と)洋(よう)々(よう) (zento yōyō)
前(ぜん)途(と)遼(りょう)遠(えん) (zento ryōen)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	途

Noun

前途 • (jeondo) (hangeul 전도)

Hanja form^? of 전도.

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