# 午前
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wǔqián
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ng$^5$ cin$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-chiân
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǔqián
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔcián
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^3$-chʻien$^2$
*** Yale: wǔ-chyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuchyan
*** Palladius: уцянь (ucjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ng$^5$ cin$^4$
*** Yale: ńgh chìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ng$^5$ tsin$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ng$^5$ qin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-chiân
*** Tâi-lô: ngóo-tsiân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngofcieen
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

### Noun

午前
* morning; before noon; a.m.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 朝 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上午 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 上午, 前半晌兒, 前晌兒, 上半晌兒, 早晨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上午, 早上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 前晌兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 上午, 午前 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 頭晌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 早上 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 早上 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 早晌兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 前麼晌兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 前半晌兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 前半天兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 前半晌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Rizhao | 頭午, 頭晌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 頭午, 頭晌午, 上午 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 頭晌兒, 頭午 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 頭晌兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 前半晌兒, 前晌兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 前晌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 前晌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 上半兒, 前半兒, 前晌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 前半天, 上半天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 前晌午, 上半天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 前半天, 上半天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 上半天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 上午, 早半天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 上午, 上半天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 上半天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 上午些, 上半天, 上午, 早晨, 早晨家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 上午 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 上午 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 上半天, 上午 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 少午 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 上午 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 早半天, 早上, 上午, 上半天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 早半天, 上半天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 上晝, 朝頭早, 朝早, 上午 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 上晝, 朝頭早, 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 上晝, 早晝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 上晝, 朝頭早 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Beixipo, Dianbai; Malan) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Bengtangque, Dianbai; Malan) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Binglanghua, Dianbai; Malan) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 上晝, 朝頭早 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 朝 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 上午, 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 上午, 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 早上 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 上晝, 上午 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 朝 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 朝頭 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 朝光早, 上午 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 上午, 上晝, 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 上晝, 上午 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 上午, 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 早上 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 上午, 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 上半日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 上午 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 上晏 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 朝早, 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 朝早 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 上晝 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 上晏 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 上晝 |
| Gan | Pengze | 上晝 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 前半日 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 上晝, 上界 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 上晝, 上晝頭 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 上午 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 早晨早 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 上晝晨, 上晝, 上晝頭 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 晝時, 晝時頭 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Changting | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 晏晝, 上半工, 前半工 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 晝辰 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 晏晝 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 上晝, 上晝頭, 朝晨, 朝晨頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 上晝, 上晝頭, 朝晨, 朝晨頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 上晝, 朝晨, 朝晨頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 上晝, 上晝頭, 朝晨, 朝晨頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 上晝, 晨早, 朝晨, 晨早頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 晨早, 晨早時務 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 上晏 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 上晏 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 著晝 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 朝間早 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 早上 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 上午 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 上晝 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 上晝 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 上半日, 前半日, 上晝 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 前晌, 前啊, 上午 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 前晌 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 前晌 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 前晌兒 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 前晌 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 前晌 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 上半天 |
| Jin | Handan | 前晌 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 晝前 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 上晝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 上晝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 上晝 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 上晝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 早起, 早起時, 頂晡, 頂晝, 頂半日, 頂半晡 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 早起, 頂晡 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 早起, 早起時, 頂晡, 頂晝, 頂半日 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 早起, 頂晝 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 早起 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 上早, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 早起, 早起時, 頂晡, 頂半日, 頂半晡 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 早流 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 早起 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 早起, 上旰 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 早起 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 下早, 早起時, 早晡 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 早時 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 下早, 早起時, 透早, 早時 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 早起時, 透早, 早起 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 早起, 早時 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 早起, 下早仔, 早時 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 頂晡 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 下早, 早時仔, 透早, 早時 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 下早 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 早起, 早起時, 頂晡 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 早頭, 此早起 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 頂晡, 早起晡, 此早起, 早起時 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 早起, 早起時 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 早起, 早起時 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 早起, 早起時 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 早起 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 上晝, 晝時 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 上晝, 晝時 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 上午 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 上旰, 眠起, 猛早 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 眠起, 猛早 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 眠起, 眠起早 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 眠起頭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 眠起, 眠起頭, 猛早, 猛早頭 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 眠早 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 上旰 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 猛早 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 猛早, 眠起 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 早旰 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 上旰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 上旰, 上刻 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 上旰, 早上 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 上旰 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 起早, 上晝, 頂上晝, 頂半日, 頂半工 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 起早, 上晝, 頂上晝, 頂半日, 頂半工 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 上旰 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 上旰 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 上午, 朝早 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 上半日, 上半天, 上晝 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 上半天, 上半日 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 上梅晝, 上半日 |
| Wu | Danyang | 上晝, 上半天 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 上晝頭, 上半天, 上半日 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 上半日, 上半日頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 上半日, 天光 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 五更兒, 五更兒頭, 五更兒頭兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 上午, 上晝, 上半日 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 上界唧 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 上家 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 上半日 |

#### Antonyms

* 午後／午后 (wǔhòu)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 午 | 前 |
| ご Grade: 2 | ぜん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

午 (go, “noon”) +‎ 前 (zen, “fore-; pre-”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ごぜん [góꜜzèǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɡo̞zẽ̞ɴ]

### Noun

午(ご)前(ぜん) • (gozen)
* forenoon, AM
    午(ご)前(ぜん)８(はち)時(じ)25(にじゅうご)分(ふん)
       gozen hachi-ji nijūgo-fun
       eight twenty-five AM

### See also

* 午(ご)後(ご) (gogo, “afternoon, PM”)
* 正(しょう)午(ご) (shōgo, “noon”)

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 午 | 前 |

### Noun

午前 • (ojeon) (hangeul 오전)
* hanja form of 오전 (“morning; before noon”)