前途

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	way; route; road
simp. and trad. (前途)		前	途

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiántú

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ tou⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-thù
Min Nan (POJ): chiân-tô͘ / chêng-tô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: qiántú
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantwu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前途
    錢途／钱途
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ tou⁴
  - Yale: chìhn tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    前途
    錢途／钱途
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-thù
  - Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ tuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² tu²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹ tʰu¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciendoo
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengdoo
  - IPA (Penang): /t͡seŋ²³⁻²¹ tɔ²³/

Noun

前途

prospects (of a person, project, etc.); promise; future
美妙的前途 ― měimiào de qiántú ― promising future

人類前途 / 人类前途 ― rénlèi qiántú ― the future of the human race

Synonyms

出息 (chūxi)
出路 (chūlù)

前程 (qiánchéng)
盼頭／盼头 (pàntou) (colloquial)

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