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之前

之前

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
simp. and trad. (之前)		之	前

Postposition

之前

before

你走之前，我去看你，好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]

你走之前，我去看你，好吗？ [MSC, simp.]

Nǐ zǒu zhīqián, wǒ qù kàn nǐ, hǎo ma? [Pinyin]

Can I see you before you leave?
in front of, ahead of

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīqián

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chi-chiân / chi-chêng / chi-chûiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhīqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    之前
    支前
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ cin⁴
  - Yale: jī chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cicieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi³³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn¹³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cizeeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chûiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tsuînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cizvuii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/