前塵

See also: 前尘

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	dust; dirt; earth
trad. (前塵)		前	塵
simp. (前尘)		前	尘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ can⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánchén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻên²
    • Yale: chyán-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchern
    • Palladius: цяньчэнь (cjanʹčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ can⁴
    • Yale: chìhn chàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ cen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

Noun

前塵

1. the past; things of the past
2. (Buddhism) impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world)

Derived terms

• 前塵往事／前尘往事 (qiánchénwǎngshì)