前身

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	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (前身)		前	身
simp. ^#(前身)		前	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ san¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-sin
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhi-sen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánshen
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-shên¹
  - Yale: chyán-shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshen
  - Palladius: цяньшэнь (cjanʹšɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ san¹
  - Yale: chìhn sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-sin
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciensyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhi-sen
  - MiniDict: zhi^去 sen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxi-sen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑi²² sən⁴⁴/

Noun

前身

forerunner; predecessor; previous form
(Buddhism) previous incarnation; past life
front part of a Chinese garment

Synonyms

(front part of a Chinese garment): 前襟 (qiánjīn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (前身):

→ Japanese: 前身(ぜんしん) (zenshin)
→ Korean: 전신(前身) (jeonsin)
→ Vietnamese: tiền thân (前身)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	身
ぜん Grade: 2	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

前(ぜん)身(しん) • (zenshin)

a person's past
the previous state of an organization
predecessor; ancestor