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支前

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	before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
simp. and trad. (支前)		支	前

Verb

支前

to support the military front

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīqián

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chi-chiân / ki-chiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhīqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    之前
    支前
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ cin⁴
  - Yale: jī chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cicieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi³³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kicieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/