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前兆

前兆

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	omen; million; million million, trillion
simp. and trad. (前兆)		前	兆

Noun

前兆

harbinger; forewarning; omen; premonition; augury; portent

Synonyms

先兆 (xiānzhào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	兆
ぜん Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [zẽ̞nt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

前兆 ‎(hiragana ぜんちょう, romaji zenchō)

harbinger, omen, premonitory sign

Synonyms

兆 (きざ)し ‎(kizashi)
予兆 (よちょう) ‎(yochō)
前触 (まえぶ)れ ‎(maebure)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ siu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-tiāu / chiân-tiāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ siu⁶
  - Yale: chìhn siuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ siu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ siːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-tiāu / chiân-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tiāu / tsiân-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengdiau, ciendiau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/, /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ⁴¹/, /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² tiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiaʊ²²/, /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiaʊ³³/, /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tiaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiaʊ³³/, /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ tiaʊ³³/