前半生

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	half a lifetime; half-cooked
trad. (前半生)		前	半生
simp. #(前半生)		前	半生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánbànshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánbànshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánbànsheng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-pan⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: chyán-bàn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanbannsheng
    • Palladius: цяньбаньшэн (cjanʹbanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

前半生

1. first half of one’s life

   前半生操勞，後半生享福。 [MSC, trad.]
   前半生操劳，后半生享福。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qiánbànshēng cāoláo, hòubànshēng xiǎngfú. [Pinyin]

   Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.

Antonyms

• 後半生／后半生 (hòubànshēng)