"前言" meaning in Chinese

See 前言 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Sinological-IPA, Sixian, Southern], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/, /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/, /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/, /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/, /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/ Chinese transliterations: qiányán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cin⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chhièn-ngièn [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], chhièn-ngiàn [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], chiân-giân, chiân-gân, qiányán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ciányán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻien²-yen² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chyán-yán [Mandarin, Yale, standard], chyanyan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цяньянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], cjanʹjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], chìhn yìhn [Cantonese, Yale], tsin⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qin⁴ yin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chhièn-ngièn [Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], qien^ˇ ngien^ˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], qian² ngian² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], chhièn-ngiàn [Hakka, Meinong, Phak-fa-su, Sixian, Southern], qien^ˇ ngian^ˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], qian² ngian² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], chiân-giân [Hokkien, POJ], tsiân-giân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cien'gieen [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], chiân-gân [Hokkien, POJ], tsiân-gân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cien'gaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 前言
  1. earlier remarks
    Sense id: en-前言-zh-noun-pU25HfrE Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 34 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 34 18 27
  2. preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
    Sense id: en-前言-zh-noun-d22kVG1P Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 34 18 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 34 18 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 前言不搭後語 (qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ), 前言不搭后语 (qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ), 前言不答後語, 前言不答后语
Synonyms: 前序 (qiánxù), 前記 (qiánjì), 前记 (qiánjì), 卷首語 (juànshǒuyǔ), 卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ), 導言 (dǎoyán), 导言 (dǎoyán), 小序 (xiǎoxù), 小引 (xiǎoyǐn), (xù), 序文 (xùwén), 序言 (xùyán), 弁言 (biànyán) [literary], 引言 (yǐnyán), 抐話頭 [Hokkien], 抐话头 [Hokkien], 發刊詞 (fākāncí) (english: to a new periodical), 发刊词 (fākāncí) (english: to a new periodical), 短序 (duǎnxù), 緒言 (xùyán), 绪言 (xùyán), 緒論 (xùlùn), 绪论 (xùlùn), 自序 (zìxù) (english: by the author), 話頭 [Hokkien], 话头 [Hokkien], 踏話頭 [Hokkien], 踏话头 [Hokkien], 開場白 (kāichǎngbái), 开场白 (kāichǎngbái), 頭序 [Hokkien], 头序 [Hokkien]
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      "zh-pron": "qiányán"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngièn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngiàn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiân-giân"
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      "zh-pron": "chiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "qiányán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "chyán-yán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "chyanyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngièn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qien^ˇ ngien^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qian² ngian²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qien^ˇ ngian^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qian² ngian²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-giân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-giân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cien'gieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cien'gaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/"
    }
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      "roman": "qiánxù",
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      "word": "前記"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "前记"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "卷首語"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "juànshǒuyǔ",
      "word": "卷首语"
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      "word": "導言"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dǎoyán",
      "word": "导言"
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    {
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      "roman": "xiǎoxù",
      "word": "小序"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xiǎoyǐn",
      "word": "小引"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xù",
      "word": "序"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùwén",
      "word": "序文"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "序言"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "biànyán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "弁言"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yǐnyán",
      "word": "引言"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抐話頭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抐话头"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to a new periodical",
      "roman": "fākāncí",
      "word": "發刊詞"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to a new periodical",
      "roman": "fākāncí",
      "word": "发刊词"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "duǎnxù",
      "word": "短序"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "緒言"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "绪言"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùlùn",
      "word": "緒論"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xùlùn",
      "word": "绪论"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "by the author",
      "roman": "zìxù",
      "word": "自序"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "話頭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "话头"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "踏話頭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "踏话头"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kāichǎngbái",
      "word": "開場白"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kāichǎngbái",
      "word": "开场白"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "頭序"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "头序"
    }
  ],
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 前",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 言",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ",
      "word": "前言不搭後語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ",
      "word": "前言不搭后语"
    },
    {
      "word": "前言不答後語"
    },
    {
      "word": "前言不答后语"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "前言"
          },
          "expansion": "前言",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "前言",
            "2": "ぜんげん",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "前言(ぜんげん) (zengen)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "전언(前言)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 전언(前言) (jeoneon)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "前言",
            "2": "ぜんげん",
            "3": "전언",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "前言",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "前言",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "前言",
            "v": "前言",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (前言):\n* → Japanese: 前言(ぜんげん) (zengen)\n* → Korean: 전언(前言) (jeoneon)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "ぜんげん",
            "3": "전언"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (前言):\n* → Japanese: 前言(ぜんげん) (zengen)\n* → Korean: 전언(前言) (jeoneon)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (前言):\n* → Japanese: 前言(ぜんげん) (zengen)\n* → Korean: 전언(前言) (jeoneon)"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "前言",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "earlier remarks"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "earlier",
          "earlier"
        ],
        [
          "remark",
          "remark"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preface",
          "preface"
        ],
        [
          "foreword",
          "foreword"
        ],
        [
          "introductory",
          "introductory"
        ],
        [
          "remark",
          "remark"
        ],
        [
          "preamble",
          "preamble"
        ],
        [
          "prelude",
          "prelude"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiányán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngièn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngiàn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiân-giân"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiányán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciányán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-yen²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-yán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn yìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngièn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qien^ˇ ngien^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qian² ngian²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhièn-ngiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qien^ˇ ngian^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qian² ngian²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-giân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-giân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cien'gieen"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-gân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cien'gaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "qiánxù",
      "word": "前序"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiánjì",
      "word": "前記"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiánjì",
      "word": "前记"
    },
    {
      "roman": "juànshǒuyǔ",
      "word": "卷首語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "juànshǒuyǔ",
      "word": "卷首语"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎoyán",
      "word": "導言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎoyán",
      "word": "导言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎoxù",
      "word": "小序"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎoyǐn",
      "word": "小引"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xù",
      "word": "序"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùwén",
      "word": "序文"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "序言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biànyán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "弁言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐnyán",
      "word": "引言"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抐話頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抐话头"
    },
    {
      "english": "to a new periodical",
      "roman": "fākāncí",
      "word": "發刊詞"
    },
    {
      "english": "to a new periodical",
      "roman": "fākāncí",
      "word": "发刊词"
    },
    {
      "roman": "duǎnxù",
      "word": "短序"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "緒言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùyán",
      "word": "绪言"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùlùn",
      "word": "緒論"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xùlùn",
      "word": "绪论"
    },
    {
      "english": "by the author",
      "roman": "zìxù",
      "word": "自序"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "話頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "话头"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "踏話頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "踏话头"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāichǎngbái",
      "word": "開場白"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāichǎngbái",
      "word": "开场白"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "頭序"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "头序"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前言"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 前言 meaning in Chinese (7.2kB)

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