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
trad. (前言)		前	言
simp. ^#(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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen²
  - Yale: chyán-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
  - Palladius: цяньянь (cjanʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前沿
    前言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-giân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-gân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/

Noun

前言

earlier remarks
preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

(preface):

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Synonyms of 前言

前序 (qiánxù)
小序 (xiǎoxù)
小引 (xiǎoyǐn)
序 (xù)
序文 (xùwén)
序言 (xùyán)
弁言 (biànyán) (literary)
引言 (yǐnyán)
短序 (duǎnxù)

自序 (zìxù) (by the author)
前記／前记 (qiánjì)
卷首語／卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)
導言／导言 (dǎoyán)
發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)
緒言／绪言 (xùyán)
緒論／绪论 (xùlùn)
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 (qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ)

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)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)言(げん) • (zengen)

previous remarks, last statement, earlier words
preamble

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