眼前

Chinese edit

		eye	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. (眼前)		眼	前
simp. ^#(眼前)		眼	前

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǎnqián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нянчян (ni͡anči͡an, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién-chhièn / ngián-chhièn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gán-chiân / gán-chêng / gián-chêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngang² zoin⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎncián
  - Wade–Giles: yen³-chʻien²
  - Yale: yǎn-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanchyan
  - Palladius: яньцянь (janʹcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нянчян (ni͡anči͡an, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niæ̃⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ cin⁴
  - Yale: ngáahn chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien` qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en³¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian` qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an³¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: gán-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafncieen
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: gán-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnzeeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gián-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: gián-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giefnzeeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngang² zoin⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngáng tsôiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/

Noun edit

眼前

before one's eyes
the present; the current moment; right now; immediate
眼前利益 ― yǎnqián lìyì ― immediate interests

Synonyms edit

(before one's eyes): (Hokkien) 目睭前
(the present):

刻下 (kèxià)
當前／当前 (dāngqián)
目下 (mùxià) (literary)
目前 (mùqián)
眼下 (yǎnxià)

Derived terms edit

不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前／不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 (bùtīng lǎorén yán, chīkuī zài yǎnqián)
光棍不吃眼前虧／光棍不吃眼前亏
吃眼前虧／吃眼前亏
好漢不吃眼前虧／好汉不吃眼前亏 (hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī)
擺在眼前／摆在眼前
火燒眉毛，且顧眼前／火烧眉毛，且顾眼前
眼前歡／眼前欢
眼前花
眼前花發／眼前花发
近在眼前
遠在天邊，近在眼前／远在天边，近在眼前