# 前人
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiánrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cin$^4$ jan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-ngìn
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-lîn / chiân-jîn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiánrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciánrén
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: chyán-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanren
*** Palladius: цяньжэнь (cjanʹžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^4$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: chìhn yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^4$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^4$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: qien$^ˇ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: qian$^2$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-lîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân-lîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cienliin
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân-jîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân-jîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cienjiin
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

#### Noun

前人
* the ancients; people from ancient times; forefathers
* predecessor
* someone referred to above
* someone whom one is facing; someone who is in front
    From: c. 12th century, 王讜, 《唐語林·雅量》
    Fú qiánrén tuò zhě, fā yú nù yě, rǔ jīn shì zhī, shì wù qiánrén tuò ér shì, shì nì qiánrén nù yě. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 17th century, 杜濬, 《拓皋早發》
    Hòuqí fēng xiāng zhú, qiánrén yǐng jiàn míng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 17th century, 李漁 (Li Yu), 《連城璧》, chapter 3
    Suǒyǐ Tàiyuán zhī rén, yīlái cuòrèn le qiánrén zhī mào, èrlái wùtīng le xiānrù zhī yán, qǐxiān jì bǎ jiǎ de dāngzuò zhēn de, rújīn zìrán bǎ zhēn de dāngzuò jiǎ de le. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

##### Synonyms

* (the ancients):
* 先人 (xiānrén)
* 先民 (xiānmín) (literary)
* 古人 (gǔrén)
* 古代人 (gǔdàirén)
* 古者 (gǔzhě) (literary)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-lâng / chûiⁿ-lâng / chân-lâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zain$^5$ nang$^5$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: tsîng-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zenglaang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûiⁿ-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: tsuînn-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zvuilaang
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suĩ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chân-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: tsân-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zanlaang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡san¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zain$^5$ nang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsâiⁿ nâng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sãĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

#### Noun

前人
* (Southern Min) ex-wife

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 前妻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 前妻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 前妻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 前某, 前儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 前某, 前儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 前某, 前儂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 前某 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 前某 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 前儂 |

##### Derived terms

* 前人囝

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 前 | 人 |
| ぜん Grade: 2 | じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

前(ぜん)人(じん) • (zenjin)
* predecessor
* former people