紀元前

See also: 纪元前

Chinese

		the beginning of an era or reign; era; time the beginning of an era or reign; era; time; period; epoch	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
trad. (紀元前)		紀元	前
simp. (纪元前)		纪元	前

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìyuánqián

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² jyun⁴ cin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìyuánqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìyuáncián
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-yüan²-chʻien²
  - Yale: jì-ywán-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyuanchyan
  - Palladius: цзиюаньцянь (czijuanʹcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² jyun⁴ cin⁴
  - Yale: géi yùhn chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² jyn⁴ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² yun⁴ qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

紀元前

BC (before Christ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紀	元	前
き Grade: 5	げん Grade: 2	ぜん Grade: 2
kan'on		goon

Etymology

紀元 (“Common Era”) +‎ 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きげんぜん [kìgéńzéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
(Tokyo) きげんぜん [kìgéꜜǹzèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [kʲiɡẽ̞nd͡zẽ̞ɴ]

Phrase

紀(き)元(げん)前(ぜん) • (Kigenzen)

(before year number) before the Common Era; before Christ
紀(き)元(げん)前(ぜん) 1500(せんごひゃく)年(ねん)頃(ごろ)
Kigenzen sengohyaku-nengoro
circa 1500 BCE