前方

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	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (前方)		前	方
simp. #(前方)		前	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ fong¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-fông

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiên² fong¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-hong / chûiⁿ-hong / chêng-hong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zoin⁵ huang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánfang
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-fang¹
    • Yale: chyán-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanfang
    • Palladius: цяньфан (cjanʹfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ fong¹
    • Yale: chìhn fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-fông
    • Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˇ fong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian² fong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiên² fong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɛn¹¹ fɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-hong
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienhofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-hong
    • Tâi-lô: tsuînn-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zvui'hofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-hong
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zenghofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zoin⁵ huang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsôiⁿ huang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

Noun

前方

1. front; ahead

   前方橋低。／前方桥低。  ―  Qiánfāng qiáo dī.  ―  Low bridge ahead.

   前方擁堵。／前方拥堵。  ―  Qiánfāng yōngdǔ.  ―  Congestion ahead.

   前方路面不平。  ―  Qiánfāng lùmiàn bùpíng.  ―  Rough road ahead.

   前方施工請繞行。 [MSC, trad.]
   前方施工请绕行。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qiánfāng shīgōng qǐng ràoxíng. [Pinyin]

   Construction ahead, please make a detour. [sign]

2. (military) frontline

Synonyms

• (front):

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• 前邊 / 前边
• 前面 (qiánmiàn)
• 前頭 / 前头 (qiántou)
• 頭裡 / 头里 (tóuli) (colloquial)
• 頭陣 / 头阵 (Hokkien)

 

• (frontline): 前線／前线 (qiánxiàn)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “front”): 後方／后方 (hòufāng)
• (antonym(s) of “frontline”): 後方／后方 (hòufāng)

Derived terms

• 前方高能 (qiánfānggāonéng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	方
ぜん Grade: 2	ほう > ぽう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜんぽー [zèńpóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

前(ぜん)方(ぽう) • (zenpō) 

1. the front, the area before one

Antonyms

• 後方(こうほう) (kōhō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	方

Noun

前方 • (jeonbang) (hangeul 전방)

1. hanja form^? of 전방 (“front side; (military) frontline”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
前	方

Noun

前方

1. chữ Hán form of tiền phương (“frontline”).