# 面前
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): miànqián
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мянчян (mi͡anči͡an, III-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): min$^6$ cin$^4$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): min$^6$ cin$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mien-chhièn
* Eastern Min (BUC): méng-sèng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-chûiⁿ / bīn-chêng / biān-chiân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ming$^7$ zoin$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$mi-zhi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miànqián
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: miàncián
*** Wade–Giles: mien$^4$-chʻien$^2$
*** Yale: myàn-chyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannchyan
*** Palladius: мяньцянь (mjanʹcjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мянчян (mi͡anči͡an, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /miæ̃⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: min$^6$ cin$^4$
*** Yale: mihn chìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: min$^6$ tsin$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: min$^6$ qin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /miːn²² t͡sʰiːn²¹/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: min$^6$ cin$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /min⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰin⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien-chhièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: mien qien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mian$^4$ qian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: méng-sèng
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$nɛiŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-chûiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: bīn-tsuînn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bixnzvuii
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /bin⁴¹⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-chêng
*** Tâi-lô: bīn-tsîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bixnzeeng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bin²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bin³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bin²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biān-chiân
*** Tâi-lô: biān-tsiân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biexncieen
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /biɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ming$^7$ zoin$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mīng tsôiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$mi-zhi
*** MiniDict: mi$^去$ zhi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$mi-xxi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mi²² ʑi⁴⁴/

### Noun

面前
* in front of one's face; in front
       Fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng. [Pinyin]
       All men are equal before the law.
       Nǐ yòngbuzháo zài wǒ miànqián bǎi jiàzi. [Pinyin]
       You don't have to put on airs in front of me.
* the present time
* (Jinjiang Hokkien) present given upon first meeting

#### Synonyms

* (in front of one's face): 跟前 (gēnqián), 身邊／身边 (shēnbiān), (Hokkien, Teochew) 面頭前／面头前
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 前面, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 前面, 前頭, 前邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 前邊兒拉, 前邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 前面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 前面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 前頭, 前邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 前頭, 前邊兒, 前面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 前頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 前頭, 頭裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 前頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 前頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 前頭, 前面 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 前頭, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 前頭, 前面, 前邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 前頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 前便, 前面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 前面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 前便, 面前 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 前 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 前面, 前頭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 面前 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 前便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 前頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 前頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 面前 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 前背 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 前面 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Changting | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 前高 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 前邊 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 面前 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 前面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 前頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 面前 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 前頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 前頭, 前面 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭前 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 前首, 前首勢, 前首邊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 前兜 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 前兜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 面頭前, 面前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頭前, 面頭前 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頭前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頭前, 頭面前 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 面前, 前爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頭前 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 前頭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 面頭前, 前面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 前邊 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 前面, 面前 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 面前 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 面前, 面頭前, 前 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 前頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 前頭, 前面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 前頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 前頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 前頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 門前, 門先 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 前頭, 前面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 前頭, 頭前 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 前頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 前頭 |
* (present given upon first meeting): 見面禮／见面礼 (jiànmiànlǐ)

#### Derived terms

* 真人面前不說假話／真人面前不说假话
* 閻羅王面前須沒放回的鬼／阎罗王面前须没放回的鬼
* 關公面前耍大刀／关公面前耍大刀 (Guāngōng miànqián shuǎ dàdāo)