"前夕" meaning in Chinese

See 前夕 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/ [Min-Nan, Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/, /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/, /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/, /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/ Chinese transliterations: qiánxī [Mandarin, Pinyin], qiánxì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cin⁴ zik⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chiân-si̍t [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], chiân-se̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], zoin⁵ sêg⁴ [Min-Nan, Peng'im, Teochew], qiánxī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciánsi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien²-hsi¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyán-syī [Mandarin, Yale], chyanshi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цяньси [Mandarin, Palladius], cjanʹsi [Mandarin, Palladius], qiánxì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, bopomofo], ciánsì [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien²-hsi⁴ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Wade-Giles], chyán-syì [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Yale], chyanshih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], цяньси [Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], cjanʹsi [Mandarin, Palladius, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan], chìhn jihk [Cantonese, Yale], tsin⁴ dzik⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qin⁴ jig⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tsiân-si̍t [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], ciensit [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], tsiân-si̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], ciensek [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], tsôiⁿ sek [Min-Nan, POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 前夕
  1. eve; the night before Synonyms (the night before): 前夜 (qiányè)
    Sense id: en-前夕-zh-noun-yJmouNAF Disambiguation of 'the night before': 77 23
  2. the period of time immediately before an event; eve (of an event)
    Sense id: en-前夕-zh-noun-BWutKc3z Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Time Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Time: 8 92
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      "zh-pron": "qiánxī"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánxì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ zik⁶"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chiân-si̍t"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-se̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoin⁵ sêg⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánxī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciánsi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-hsi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-syī"
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "chyanshi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньси"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánxì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciánsì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-hsi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-syì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanshih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньси"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn jihk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ dzik⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ jig⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciensit"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-si̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciensek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsôiⁿ sek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前夕"
}
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "qiánxì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ zik⁶"
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        "POJ"
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoin⁵ sêg⁴"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánxī"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ciánsi"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-hsi¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-syī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanshi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньси"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsi"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánxì"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciánsì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-hsi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-syì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanshih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньси"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn jihk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ dzik⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ jig⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-si̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciensit"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-si̍k"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciensek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsôiⁿ sek"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "qiányè",
      "sense": "the night before",
      "word": "前夜"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前夕"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 前夕 meaning in Chinese (3.9kB)

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "前夕"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "前夕",
  "trace": ""
}

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