備前

Chinese

		to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	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
trad. (備前)		備	前
simp. (备前)		备	前

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 備前 (Bizen).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bèiqián

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bèiqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bèicián
  - Wade–Giles: Pei⁴-chʻien²
  - Yale: Bèi-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beychyan
  - Palladius: Бэйцянь (Bɛjcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Proper noun

備前

(～市) Bizen (a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
備	前
び Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

備(び)前(ぜん) • (Bizen)

Bizen (a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan)
Bizen Province, an old province of Japan

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