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前人

前人

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (前人)		前	人

Noun

前人

the ancients; people in ancient times; forefathers
predecessor
the person referred to above
the person facing one

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	人
ぜん Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

前人 ‎(hiragana ぜんじん, romaji zenjin)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánrén

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-ngìn
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-lâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanren
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngin²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenglaang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/