前任

Chinese

		before; in front; ago before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
simp. and trad. (前任)		前	任

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánrèn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jam⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chêng-jīm / chêng-līm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánrèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanrenn
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ jam⁶
  - Yale: chìhn yahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jam⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yem⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐm²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-jīm
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-jīm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengjim
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ʑim³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-līm
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-līm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenglim
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lim³³/

Verb

前任

to have previously served as; to have previously held the position of

Noun

前任

predecessor
one's ex (ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or ex-partner)

See also

現任／现任 (xiànrèn, “incumbent”)
繼任／继任 (jìrèn, “successor”)

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