前呼後擁
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]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 call; to cry; to shout to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale |
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
(v) gather round; rush in; crowd (v) gather round; rush in; crowd; throng; to hold; crowded; to support | ||
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trad. (前呼後擁) | 前 | 呼 | 後 | 擁 | |
simp. (前呼后拥) | 前 | 呼 | 后 | 拥 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánhuhòuyǒng
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-hu1-hou4-yung3
- Yale: chyán-hū-hòu-yǔng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanhuhowyeong
- Palladius: цяньхухоуюн (cjanʹxuxoujun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ xu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 fu1 hau6 jung2
- Yale: chìhn fū hauh yúng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 fu1 hau6 jung2
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 fu1 heo6 yung2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ fuː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² jʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]前呼後擁
- describes the grand and loud scene of government officials or important personages touring, with many attendants yelling to clear the way and clustering around the officials or personages to protect them