先前年

Chinese

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
the year before last; two years ago
trad. (先前年) 前年
simp. #(先前年) 前年

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): xiānqiánnian
  • Gan (Wiktionary): xien4 qien2 nyien4
  • Jin (Wiktionary): xie3 qie1 nie1
  • Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sienn3 zienn2 nyienn2

  • Mandarin
    • (Xi'an)
      • Guanzhong Pinyin: xiānqiánnian
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiã²⁴ niã/
  • Gan
    • (Nanchang)
      • Wiktionary: xien4 qien2 nyien4
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴ n̠ʲiɛn³⁵/
  • Jin
    • (Taiyuan)+
      • Wiktionary: xie3 qie1 nie1
      • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰie¹¹ nie¹¹/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: sienn3 zienn2 nyienn2
      • Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /si̯ẽ⁴¹ t͡si̯ẽ¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/
      • Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ẽ⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/

Noun

先前年

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Xiang) three years ago

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