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前來

前來

See also: 前来

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	to come
trad. (前來)		前	來
simp. (前来)		前	来

Verb

前來

(literary) to come (here)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánlái

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): chiân-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanlai
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ loi⁴
  - Yale: chìhn lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² loi²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ lo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienlaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ laɪ²³/