史前

Chinese

		history	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
trad. (史前)		史	前
simp. ^#(史前)		史	前

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐqián

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si² cin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǐqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhcián
  - Wade–Giles: shih³-chʻien²
  - Yale: shř-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyychyan
  - Palladius: шицянь (šicjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si² cin⁴
  - Yale: sí chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si² tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi² qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

史前

(historiography) prehistory

Synonyms

史前史 (shǐqiánshǐ)

Adjective

史前

(attributive) prehistoric

Derived terms

史前史 (shǐqiánshǐ)
史前時代／史前时代 (shǐqián shídài)

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