前妻

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	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (前妻)		前	妻
simp. ^#(前妻)		前	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánqī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cai¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-chhe / chêng-chhe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánci
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi¹
  - Yale: chyán-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
  - Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前妻
    前期
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ cai¹
  - Yale: chìhn chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ cei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienzhef
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

前妻

ex-wife (former wife) or late wife

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 前妻 (“former wife; ex-wife”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		前妻
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	前妻
Cantonese	Hong Kong	前妻
Southern Min	Xiamen	前某, 前儂
	Quanzhou	前某, 前儂
	Zhangzhou	前某, 前儂
	Tainan	前某
	Manila (Hokkien)	前某
	Jieyang	前儂

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	妻
ぜん Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんさい [zèńsáí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

前(ぜん)妻(さい) • (zensai)

ex-wife; former wife

Synonyms

先(せん)妻(さい) (sensai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	妻
こなみ
Grade: 2	Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative forms

嫡妻(こなみ) (konami)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こなみ [kònámí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠mʲi]

Noun

前妻(こなみ) • (konami)

first wife (with a practice of polygamy)

Antonyms

後妻(うわなり) (uwanari)