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前夫

前夫

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	husband; man
simp. and trad. (前夫)		前	夫

Noun

前夫

ex-husband; former husband
late husband

Synonyms

(ex-husband): (Min Nan) 前翁 (chêng-ang)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánfū

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ fu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-fû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánfū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanfu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ fu¹
  - Yale: chìhn fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ fu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ fuː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-fû
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ fu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² fu¹
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ fu²⁴/