前方

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	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (前方)		前	方
simp. ^#(前方)		前	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ fong¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhièn-fông

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiên² fong¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiân-hong / chûiⁿ-hong / chêng-hong

(Teochew, Peng'im): zoin⁵ huang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánfang
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-fang¹
  - Yale: chyán-fāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanfang
  - Palladius: цяньфан (cjanʹfan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ fong¹
  - Yale: chìhn fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ fong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-fông
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˇ fong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² fong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiên² fong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹ fɔŋ⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tsiân-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienhofng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tsuînn-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zvui'hofng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenghofng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zoin⁵ huang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsôiⁿ huang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

Noun

前方

front; ahead
前方橋低。／前方桥低。 ― Qiánfāng qiáo dī. ― Low bridge ahead.

前方擁堵。／前方拥堵。 ― Qiánfāng yōngdǔ. ― Congestion ahead.

前方路面不平。 ― Qiánfāng lùmiàn bùpíng. ― Rough road ahead.

前方施工請繞行。 [MSC, trad.]
前方施工请绕行。 [MSC, simp.]
Qiánfāng shīgōng qǐng ràoxíng. [Pinyin]
Construction ahead, please make a detour. [sign]
(military) frontline

Synonyms

(front):

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前邊 / 前边
前面 (qiánmiàn)
前頭 / 前头 (qiántou)
頭裡 / 头里 (tóuli) (colloquial)
頭陣 / 头阵 (Hokkien)

(frontline): 前線／前线 (qiánxiàn)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “front”): 後方／后方 (hòufāng)
(antonym(s) of “frontline”): 後方／后方 (hòufāng)

Derived terms

前方高能 (qiánfānggāonéng)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	方
ぜん Grade: 2	ほう > ぽう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんぽー [zèńpóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

前(ぜん)方(ぽう) • (zenpō)

the front, the area before one

Antonyms

後方(こうほう) (kōhō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	方
まえ Grade: 2	かた Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まえかた [màékátá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠e̞ka̠ta̠]

Noun

前(まえ)方(かた) • (maekata)

a point in the past
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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	方

Noun

前方 • (jeonbang) (hangeul 전방)

hanja form^? of 전방 (“front side; (military) frontline”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
前	方

Noun

前方

chữ Hán form of tiền phương (“frontline”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK16-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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