前哨

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	a whistle; sentry
trad. (前哨)		前	哨
simp. #(前哨)		前	哨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánshào

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ saau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánshào
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánshào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-shao⁴
    • Yale: chyán-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshaw
    • Palladius: цяньшао (cjanʹšao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánshàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánshàor
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-shao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chyán-shàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshawl
    • Palladius: цяньшаор (cjanʹšaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ saau³
    • Yale: chìhn saau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ saau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ sao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ saːu̯³³/

Noun

前哨

1. outpost; advanced post
2. (military) frontline

Derived terms

• 前哨戰 / 前哨战

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (前哨):

• → Japanese: 前哨(ぜんしょう) (zenshō)
• → Korean: 전초(前哨) (jeoncho)
• → Vietnamese: tiền tiêu (前哨)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	哨
ぜん Grade: 2	しょう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜんしょー [zèńshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

前(ぜん)哨(しょう) • (zenshō) ^{←ぜんせう (zenseu)?}

1. (military) frontline

Derived terms

• 前哨戦(ぜんしょうせん) (zenshōsen)

See also

• 前線(ぜんせん) (zensen)