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前言

前言

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (前言)		前	言

Noun

前言

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiányán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-ngièn / chhièn-ngiàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qiányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    前沿
    前言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/