前言

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	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (前言)		前	言
simp. ^#(前言)		前	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiányán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-ngièn / chhièn-ngiàn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-giân / chiân-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiányán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen²
  - Yale: chyán-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan
  - Palladius: цяньянь (cjanʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前沿
    前言
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: chìhn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˇ ngien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˇ ngian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² ngian²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-giân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-gân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cien'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/

Noun

前言

earlier remarks
preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

(preface):

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前序 (qiánxù)
前記／前记 (qiánjì)
卷首語／卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)
導言／导言 (dǎoyán)
小序 (xiǎoxù)
小引 (xiǎoyǐn)
序 (xù)
序文 (xùwén)
序言 (xùyán)
弁言 (biànyán) (literary)
引言 (yǐnyán)
抐話頭／抐话头 (Hokkien)
發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)
短序 (duǎnxù)
緒言／绪言 (xùyán)
緒論／绪论 (xùlùn)
自序 (zìxù) (by the author)
話頭／话头 (Hokkien)
踏話頭／踏话头 (Hokkien)
開場白／开场白 (kāichǎngbái)
頭序／头序 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

前言不搭後語／前言不搭后语 (qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ)
前言不答後語／前言不答后语

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (前言):

→ Japanese: 前言(ぜんげん) (zengen)
→ Korean: 전언(前言) (jeoneon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	言
ぜん Grade: 2	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)言(げん) • (zengen)

previous remarks, last statement, earlier words
preamble