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粵語辭叢

前後

cin4 hau6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

前面同埋後面 (front and behind)

名詞

Examples

間屋前後都種咗啲樹喺度。

gaan1 uk1 cin4 hau6 dou1 zung3 zo2 di1 syu6 hai2 dou6.

Trees are planted both in front of and behind the house.

02

大約喺某一段時間 (around (a period of time))

Examples

新年前後好多人過關㗎。

san1 nin4 cin4 hau6 hou2 do1 jan4 gwo3 gwaan1 gaa3.

Many people cross the border around the Lunar New Year.

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

由頭到尾;夾埋;總共 (from start to finish; in total)

副詞

Examples

呢項工程由動工到完工,前後用咗五年時間。

ni1 hong6 gung1 cing4 jau5 dung6 gung1 dou3 jyun4 gung1, cin4 hau6 jung6 zo2 ng5 nin4 si4 gaan3.

From the beginning of construction to its completion, this project took five years in total.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /t͡sʰiːn²¹ hɐu̯²²/

01

front and rear; before and after

02

around; about

03

from beginning to end

04

continuously; one after another; bit by bit; in turn; successively; in succession