先前

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	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
simp. and trad. (先前)		先	前

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānqián

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-chhièn
Min Nan (POJ): sian-chiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianchyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ cin⁴
  - Yale: sīn chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ qin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ qian²
  - IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: sian-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siencieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn¹³/

Adverb

先前

before; previously

Synonyms

Synonyms of 先前

以前 (yǐqián)
向來／向来 (xiànglái) (archaic)
向時／向时 (xiàngshí) (Min Nan)
在前 (zàiqián)
往擺／往摆 (Min Nan)
往擺仔／往摆仔 (Min Nan)
往昔 (wǎngxī) (literary)
往過／往过 (Min Nan)

往過仔／往过仔 (Min Nan)
從前／从前 (cóngqián)
早先 (zǎoxiān)
早年所 (Min Nan)
早時／早时 (Min Nan)
昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary)
曾經／曾经 (céngjīng)

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