忙前忙後

Chinese

		busy	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	busy	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (忙前忙後)		忙	前	忙	後
simp. (忙前忙后)		忙	前	忙	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mángqiánmánghòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ cin⁴ mong⁴ hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mángqiánmánghòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángciánmánghòu
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-chʻien²-mang²-hou⁴
    • Yale: máng-chyán-máng-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangchyanmanghow
    • Palladius: манцяньманхоу (mancjanʹmanxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ cin⁴ mong⁴ hau⁶
    • Yale: mòhng chìhn mòhng hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ tsin⁴ mong⁴ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ qin⁴ mong⁴ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/

Verb

忙前忙後

1. to be busy as a bee