鞍前馬後

Chinese

		saddle	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	horse; surname	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (鞍前馬後)		鞍	前	馬	後
simp. (鞍前马后)		鞍	前	马	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānqiánmǎhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ cin⁴ maa⁵ hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānqiánmǎhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anciánmǎhòu
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-chʻien²-ma³-hou⁴
    • Yale: ān-chyán-mǎ-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anchyanmaahow
    • Palladius: аньцяньмахоу (anʹcjanʹmaxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ cin⁴ maa⁵ hau⁶
    • Yale: ōn chìhn máh hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ tsin⁴ maa⁵ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ qin⁴ ma⁵ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ maː¹³ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

鞍前馬後

1. to follow closely and wait upon