前程似錦

Chinese

		journey ahead; road ahead; future journey ahead; road ahead; future; prospects; expectations	to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble	brocade; embroidered work; bright
trad. (前程似錦)		前程	似	錦
simp. (前程似锦)		前程	似	锦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánchéngsìjǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cing⁴ ci⁵ gam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchéngsìjǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánchéngsìhjǐn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻêng²-ssŭ⁴-chin³
    • Yale: chyán-chéng-sz̀-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyancherngsyhjiin
    • Palladius: цяньчэнсыцзинь (cjanʹčɛnsyczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ cing⁴ ci⁵ gam²
    • Yale: chìhn chìhng chíh gám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsing⁴ tsi⁵ gam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ qing⁴ qi⁵ gem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ kɐm³⁵/

Idiom

前程似錦

1. to have splendid prospects; to have an infinitely bright future

See also

• 錦繡前程／锦绣前程 (jǐnxiùqiánchéng)