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前妻

前妻

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
simp. and trad. (前妻)		前	妻

Noun

前妻

ex-wife; former wife
late wife

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánqī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cai¹
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-chhe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qiánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    前妻
    前期
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ cai¹
  - Yale: chìhn chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/