前無古人
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 |
not have | |||
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trad. (前無古人) | 前 | 無 | 古人 | |
simp. (前无古人) | 前 | 无 | 古人 |
Etymology
[edit]From the first verse of 《登幽州台歌》 by Chen Zi'ang (661–702).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánwúgǔrén
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-wu2-ku3-jên2
- Yale: chyán-wú-gǔ-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanwuguuren
- Palladius: цяньугужэнь (cjanʹugužɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ u³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4
- Yale: chìhn mòuh gú yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 mou4 gu2 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 mou4 gu2 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ mou̯²¹ kuː³⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]前無古人