前期

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 period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
trad. (前期)		前	期
simp. #(前期)		前	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánqī, qiánqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ kei⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-kî / chûiⁿ-kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zoin⁵ ki⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánci
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: chyán-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
    • Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáncí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi²
    • Yale: chyán-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchyi
    • Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ kei⁴
    • Yale: chìhn kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-kî
    • Tâi-lô: tsiân-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienkii
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-kî
    • Tâi-lô: tsuînn-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zvui'kii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zoin⁵ ki⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsôiⁿ khî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

Noun

前期

1. first part; earlier part

Antonyms

• 後期／后期 (hòuqī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	期
ぜん Grade: 2	き Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜんき [zéꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

前(ぜん)期(き) • (zenki) 

1. the first or earlier part
2. the first semester

Coordinate terms

• 前期(ぜんき) (zenki), 当期(とうき) (tōki), 今期(こんき) (konki), 後期(こうき) (kōki), 次期(じき) (jiki), 来期(らいき) (raiki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	期

Noun

前期 • (jeon'gi) (hangeul 전기)

1. hanja form^? of 전기 (“the first or earlier part”)