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前例

前例

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	example; precedent; rule example; precedent; rule; case; instance
simp. and trad. (前例)		前	例

Noun

前例

precedent

Synonyms

先例 (xiānlì)

Derived terms

史無前例／史无前例 (shǐwúqiánlì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánlì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ lai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiân-lē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qiánlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanlih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    ^edit
    前例
    潛力／潜力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ lai⁶
  - Yale: chìhn laih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ lai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ lɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-lē
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-lē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienle
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² le²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² le⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² le²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ le³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ le³³/