前妻

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	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (前妻)		前	妻
simp. #(前妻)		前	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-chhe / chêng-chhe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánci
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: chyán-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
    • Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 前妻 前期

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ cai¹
    • Yale: chìhn chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienzhef
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

前妻

1. ex-wife (former wife) or late wife

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 前妻 (“former wife; ex-wife”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		前妻
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	前妻
Cantonese	Hong Kong	前妻
Southern Min	Xiamen	前某, 前儂
	Quanzhou	前某, 前儂
	Zhangzhou	前某, 前儂
	Jieyang	前儂

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	妻
ぜん Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

前(ぜん)妻(さい) • (zensai) 

1. ex-wife; former wife

Synonyms

• 先(せん)妻(さい) (sensai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	妻
Grade: 2	Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative forms

• 嫡妻(こなみ) (konami)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠mʲi]

Noun

前妻(こなみ) • (konami) 

1. first wife (with a practice of polygamy)

Antonyms

• 後妻(うわなり) (uwanari)