支前

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	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
trad. (支前)		支	前
simp. #(支前)		支	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-chiân / ki-chiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcián
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻien²
    • Yale: jr̄-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyan
    • Palladius: чжицянь (čžicjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 之前 支前

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zi¹ cin⁴
    • Yale: jī chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 之前 支前

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cicieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chiân
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tsiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kicieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡siɛn²⁴/

Verb

支前

1. to support the front line

See also

• 前線／前线 (qiánxiàn)