前沿

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	riverside (with ‑r); along
trad. (前沿)		前	沿
simp. ^#(前沿)		前	沿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiányán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-iân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen²
  - Yale: chyán-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
  - Palladius: цяньянь (cjanʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前沿
    前言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-iân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-iân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cien'ieen
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/

Noun

前沿

front part; front section
(military or figuratively) front line; forefront; forward position; leading position
站在前沿 ― zhàn zài qiányán ― to be at the forefront

Synonyms

(front line): 第一線／第一线 (dìyīxiàn)

Adjective

前沿

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge; innovative
前沿技術／前沿技术 ― qiányán jìshù ― cutting-edge technology