前蘇聯

See also: 前苏联

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	Russia
trad. (前蘇聯)		前	蘇聯
simp. (前苏联)		前	苏联

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiánsūlián

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ sou¹ lyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánsūlián
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánsulián
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-su¹-lien²
  - Yale: Chyán-sū-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyansulian
  - Palladius: Цяньсулянь (Cjanʹsuljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ sou¹ lyun⁴
  - Yale: chìhn sōu lyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ sou¹ lyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ sou¹ lün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

Proper noun

前蘇聯

former Soviet Union; ex-USSR

Usage notes

It may be offensive when speaking to pro-Russia, pro-Soviet and left-wing people, while 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián) is a neutral choice.