前路

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	road; path; way
trad. (前路)		前	路
simp. #(前路)		前	路

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánlù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-lu⁴
    • Yale: chyán-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanluh
    • Palladius: цяньлу (cjanʹlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ lou⁶
    • Yale: chìhn louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ lou̯²²/

Noun

前路

1. the road ahead
2. prospects; future

   • 莫愁前路無知己，天下誰人不識君。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     莫愁前路无知己，天下谁人不识君。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 747, Gao Shi (高適). Farewell to Dong Da (別董大).

     Mò chóu qiánlù wú zhījǐ, tiānxià shéirén bù shí jūn. [Pinyin]

     Worry not of lonely journeys ahead: A world aknows you by your sweet music.