前夫

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	husband; man
trad. (前夫)		前	夫
simp. #(前夫)		前	夫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ fu¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-fû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánfū
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánfu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-fu¹
    • Yale: chyán-fū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanfu
    • Palladius: цяньфу (cjanʹfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ fu¹
    • Yale: chìhn fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ fu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ fuː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-fû
    • Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ fu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian² fu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ fu²⁴/

Noun

前夫

1. ex-husband; former husband
2. late husband

Synonyms

• (ex-husband): (Hokkien) 前翁 (chêng-ang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	夫
ぜん Grade: 2	ふ > ぷ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞mpɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

前(ぜん)夫(ぷ) • (zenpu) 

1. one's ex-husband, former husband separated by divorce

   Synonym: 先夫 (“senpu”)