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前世

前世

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (前世)		前	世

Noun

前世

previous life; past life; past existence

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiánshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ sai³
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-sì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qiánshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    前世
    前事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ sai³
  - Yale: chìhn sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ sai³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-sì
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengsix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɕi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɕi²¹/