前金

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	metal; gold; money
trad. (前金)		前	金
simp. ^#(前金)		前	金

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiánjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ gam¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiân-kim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánjin
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-chin¹
  - Yale: Chyán-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyanjin
  - Palladius: Цяньцзинь (Cjanʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ gam¹
  - Yale: chìhn gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiân-kim
  - Tâi-lô: Tsiân-kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienkym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kim⁴⁴/

Proper noun

前金

(～區) Cianjin (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Descendants

→ English: Cianjin, Qianjin

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-kim / chiân-kim

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-kim
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengkym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-kim
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienkym
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴/

Noun

前金

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) monetary payment given in advance; initial payment

Descendants

→ Indonesian: uang muka (calque)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	金
まえ Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まえきん [màékíń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

前(まえ)金(きん) • (maekin) ^{←まへきん (mafekin)^?}

monetary payment given in advance; advance
Synonyms: 前払い (maebarai), 前銭 (maesen), 前銀 (maegin), 先金 (sakigane)

Antonyms: 後金 (atokin), 後払い (atobarai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	金
ぜん Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんきん [zèńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)金(きん) • (zenkin)

Same as まえきん (maekin) above

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
前	金
まえ Grade: 2	かね > がね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
前銀

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞ɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

前(まえ)金(がね) • (maegane) ^{←まへがね (mafegane)^?}

Same as まえきん (maekin) above