近前
Chinese
| near; close (to); approximately | 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 | ||
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| trad. (近前) | 近 | 前 | |
| simp. #(近前) | 近 | 前 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìnqián
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìncián
- Wade–Giles: chin4-chʻien2
- Yale: jìn-chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnchyan
- Palladius: цзиньцянь (czinʹcjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
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進前 / 进前
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gan6 cin4
- Yale: gahn chìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gan6 tsin4
- Guangdong Romanization: gen6 qin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐn²² t͡sʰiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Verb
近前
- (literary) to advance forward
- (literary) to approach
- 炙手可熱勢絕倫，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Fair Ladies: A Ballad (《麗人行》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu
- Zhìshǒukěrè shì juélún, shèn mò jìnqián chéngxiàng chēn. [Pinyin]
- Heat that can burn the hands, power beyond all measure―
Take care not to come close before the Minister's angry glare!
炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (to approach):
Noun
近前