馬前卒

Chinese

		horse; surname	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	die; soldier; abruptly die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly
trad. (馬前卒)		馬	前	卒
simp. (马前卒)		马	前	卒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎqiánzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ cin⁴ zeot¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎqiánzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎciánzú
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-chʻien²-tsu²
    • Yale: mǎ-chyán-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maachyantzwu
    • Palladius: мацяньцзу (macjanʹczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ cin⁴ zeot¹
    • Yale: máh chìhn jēut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ tsin⁴ dzoet⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ qin⁴ zêd¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɵt̚⁵/

Noun

馬前卒

1. (historical) servant (runner) before a horse-drawn carriage that clears the way in front by shouting
2. (figuratively, often derogatory) one that serves others; pawn; cat's-paw; lackey