# 前途
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiántú
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cin$^4$ tou$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-thù
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-tô͘ / chêng-tô͘
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zhi-du
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiántú
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciántú
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$-tʻu$^2$
*** Yale: chyán-tú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantwu
*** Palladius: цяньту (cjanʹtu)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$前途 錢途／钱途
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^4$ tou$^4$
*** Yale: chìhn tòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^4$ tou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^4$ tou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$前途 錢途／钱途
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-thù
*** Hakka Romanization System: qien$^ˇ$ tu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: qian$^2$ tu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ tʰu¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-tô͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân-tôo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciendoo
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² tɔ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-tô͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsîng-tôo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zengdoo
*** IPA (Penang): /t͡seŋ²³⁻²¹ tɔ²³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zhi-du
*** MiniDict: zhi$^去$ du
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$xxi-du
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑi²² du⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: dzen du
Rime :
| Character | 前 | 途 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 昨先切 | 同都切 |
| Baxter | dzen | du |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡zen/ | /duo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡zen/ | /duo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zɛn/ | /do/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zɛn/ | /dɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡zen/ | /do/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zien/ | /du/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱien/ | /dʱuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qián | tú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cin$^4$ | tou$^4$ |

### Noun

前途
* prospects (of a person, project, etc.); promise; future; outlook
    前途光明 ― qiántú guāngmíng ― bright future
    前途無量／前途无量 ― qiántú wúliàng ― unlimited future
    前途暗淡 ― qiántú àndàn ― dim future
    美妙的前途 ― měimiào de qiántú ― promising future
    人類前途／人类前途 ― rénlèi qiántú ― the future of the human race
    毀了自己的前途／毁了自己的前途 ― huǐ le zìjǐ de qiántú ― to ruin one's own future

#### Synonyms

* 出息
* 出路 (chūlù)
* 前景 (qiánjǐng)
* 前程 (qiánchéng)
* 展望 (zhǎnwàng)
* 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
* 憧憬 (chōngjǐng)
* 望頭／望头 (uan$^5$ dou) (Xiang)
* 望頭子／望头子 (uan$^5$ dou zr) (Xiang)
* 盼頭／盼头 (pàntou) (colloquial)
* 遠景／远景 (yuǎnjǐng)
* 願景／愿景 (yuànjǐng)

### References

* “Entry #4756”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 前 | 途 |
| ぜん Grade: 2 | と Grade: S |
| goon | kan'on |

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぜんと [zéꜜǹtò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [d͡zẽ̞nto̞]

### Noun

前(ぜん)途(と) • (zento)
* future, prospects, outlook
    Synonyms: 将来 (shōrai), 先 (saki)
* journey ahead, distance yet to cover

#### Derived terms

* 前(ぜん)途(と)多(た)難(なん) (zento tanan)
* 前(ぜん)途(と)無(む)効(こう) (zento mukō)
* 前(ぜん)途(と)洋(よう)々(よう) (zento yōyō)
* 前(ぜん)途(と)遼(りょう)遠(えん) (zento ryōen)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 前 | 途 |

### Noun

前途 • (jeondo) (hangeul 전도)
* hanja form of 전도

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 前 | 途 |

### Noun

前途
* chữ Hán form of tiền đồ (“future, prospects, outlook”).