前任
Chinese
front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (前任) | 前 | 任 | |
| simp. #(前任) | 前 | 任 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cin4 jam6
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiánrèn
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánrèn
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-jên4
- Yale: chyán-rèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanrenn
- Palladius: цяньжэнь (cjanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 jam6
- Yale: chìhn yahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 jam6
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 yem6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐm²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-līm
- Tâi-lô: tsiân-līm
- Phofsit Daibuun: cienlim
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² lim²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-jīm
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-jīm
- Phofsit Daibuun: zengjim
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zim³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-līm
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-līm
- Phofsit Daibuun: zenglim
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lim³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zoin5 rim6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsôiⁿ jĭm
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zim³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
前任
- predecessor
- (specifically) one's ex (ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or ex-partner)
Synonyms
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 前 | 任 |
| ぜん Grade: 2 |
にん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
/d͡zen nim/ → /zennimu/ → /zenniɴ/
From Middle Chinese compound 前任 (MC dzen nyim).
Pronunciation
Noun
前任 • (zennin)
- one's former post or appointment
- a predecessor
Derived terms
- 前任者 (zenninsha, “a predecessor”)
- 前任地 (zenninchi, “the place where one was formerly posted”)