前庭

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	court; courtyard
trad. (前庭)		前	庭
simp. ^#(前庭)		前	庭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiántíng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ ting⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiántíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciántíng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tʻing²
  - Yale: chyán-tíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantyng
  - Palladius: цяньтин (cjanʹtin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ ting⁴
  - Yale: chìhn tìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ ting⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ ting⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzen deng

Rime
Character	前	庭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	昨先切	特丁切
Baxter	dzen	deng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zen/	/deŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zen/	/deŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɛn/	/dɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zɛn/	/dɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡zen/	/deŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zien/	/dieŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱien/	/dʱieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qián	tíng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin⁴	ting⁴

Noun

前庭

front courtyard; front yard; parvis
(anatomy) forehead
(anatomy) vestibule (especially of the ear)

Derived terms

前庭大腺 (qiántíngdàxiàn)
前庭神經 / 前庭神经 (qiántíng shénjīng)
前庭系統 / 前庭系统
耳前庭

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (前庭):

→ Japanese: 前庭(ぜんてい) (zentei)
→ Vietnamese: tiền đình (前庭)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	庭
ぜん Grade: 2	てい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんてー [zèńtéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nte̞ː]

Noun

前(ぜん)庭(てい) • (zentei)

front garden, front yard
vestibule of the ear

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	庭
まえ Grade: 2	にわ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まえにわ [màéníwá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞ɲ̟iβ̞a̠]

Noun

前(まえ)庭(にわ) • (maeniwa) ^{←まへにわ (mafeniwa)^?}

front garden, front yard

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
前	庭

Noun

前庭

chữ Hán form of tiền đình (“vestibule”)