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Definition 2024

眼前

眼前

Chinese

		eye	before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
simp. and trad. (眼前)		眼	前

Adjective

眼前

before one's eyes
at the moment; at present; right now

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnqián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién-chhièn / ngián-chhièn
Min Nan (POJ): gán-chiân / gián-chêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanchyan
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ cin⁴
  - Yale: ngáahn chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ tsin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien` qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ qian²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en³¹ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian` qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ qian²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an³¹ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-chiân
  - Tâi-lô: gán-tsiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafncieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛn¹³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gián-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: gián-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giefnzeeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /giɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³/