前妻

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	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (前妻)		前	妻
simp. ^#(前妻)		前	妻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánqī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cai¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-chhe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánci
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi¹
  - Yale: chyán-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
  - Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    前妻
    前期
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ cai¹
  - Yale: chìhn chāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ cei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

前妻

ex-wife; former wife
late wife

Synonyms

(ex-wife): (Hokkien) 前某, 前人

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	妻
ぜん Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

前(ぜん)妻(さい) • (zensai)

ex-wife; former wife

Synonyms

先(せん)妻(さい) (sensai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	妻
Grade: 2	Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative forms

嫡妻(こなみ) (konami)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠mʲi]

Noun

前妻(こなみ) • (konami)

first wife (with a practice of polygamy)

Antonyms

後妻(うわなり) (uwanari)

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