前途

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	way; route; road
trad. (前途)		前	途
simp. #(前途)		前	途

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiántú

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ tou⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-thù
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiân-tô͘ / chêng-tô͘
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhi-du

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiántú
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciántú
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tʻu²
    • Yale: chyán-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantwu
    • Palladius: цяньту (cjanʹtu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 前途 錢途／钱途

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ tou⁴
    • Yale: chìhn tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit 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: qian² tu²
    • 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: ⁶zhi-du
    • MiniDict: zhi^去 du
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxi-du
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑi²² du⁴⁴/

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• 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/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱien/	/dʱuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qián	tú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin4	tou4

Noun

前途

1. 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

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• 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 (uan⁵ dou) (Xiang)
• 望頭子／望头子 (uan⁵ 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 Taiwan Minnan] (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 – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

前(ぜん)途(と) • (zento) ^{←ぜんと (zento)?}

1. future, prospects, outlook

   Synonyms: 将来 (shōrai), 先 (saki)

2. 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)

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	途

Noun

前途 • (jeondo) (hangeul 전도)

1. hanja form^? of 전도