前 cin⁴ {qián}

1. front
2. forward
3. ahead
4. first
5. top (followed by a number)
6. future
7. ago
8. before
9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
10. former
11. formerly

前便 cin⁴ bin⁶ {qián biàn}

(preposition / noun / adverb) front; in front of

前菜 cin⁴ coi³ {qián cài}

appetizer; entrée

前度 cin⁴ dou⁶ {qián dù}

ex- (especially used in ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend or partner)

前後〔-后〕 cin⁴ hau⁶ {qián hòu}

(noun) 1. Front and back; (of sequence) One go first and the next one goes after the other

前園〔-园〕 cin⁴ jyun⁴ {qián yuán}

Front yard

前驅〔-驱〕 cin⁴ keoi¹ {qián qū}

1. fore-runner 2. front-wheel drive

前晚 cin⁴ maan⁵ {qián wǎn}

the night before last night

前排 cin⁴ paai⁴ {qián pái}

1. front row 2. a while ago; earlier on

前山 cin⁴ saan¹ {qián shān}

Front A place in Zhuhai, China

前線〔-线〕 cin⁴ sin³ {qián xiàn}

leader

前提 cin⁴ tai⁴ {qián tí}

(noun) Precondition of/for

前途 cin⁴ tou⁴ {qián tú}

(noun) future path

前座 cin⁴ zo⁶ {qián zuò}

Front Seat

前擺〔-摆〕 cin⁴ baai² {qián bǎi}

last time

前臂 cin⁴ bei³ {qián bì}

forearm

前邊〔-边〕 cin⁴ bin¹ {qián bian}

1. front
2. the front side
3. in front of

前部 cin⁴ bou⁶ {qián bù}

1. front part
2. front section

前輩〔-辈〕 cin⁴ bui³ {qián bèi}

1. senior
2. older generation
3. precursor

前妻 cin⁴ cai¹ {qián qī}

ex-wife

前塵〔-尘〕 cin⁴ can⁴ {qián chén}

1. the past
2. impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)

前秦 cin⁴ ceon⁴ {Qián Qín}

Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395)

前此 cin⁴ ci² {qián cǐ}

before today

前翅 cin⁴ ci³ {qián chì}

front wing (of insect)

前程 cin⁴ cing⁴ {qián chéng}

future (career etc) prospects

前情 cin⁴ cing⁴ {qián qíng}

1. former love
2. former circumstances

前朝 cin⁴ ciu⁴ {qián cháo}

the previous dynasty

前艙〔-舱〕 cin⁴ cong¹ {qián cāng}

1. fore hold (on ship)
2. bow cabin

前傳〔-传〕 cin⁴ cyun⁴ {qián chuán}

forward pass (sport)

前傳〔-传〕 cin⁴ cyun⁴ {qián zhuàn}

prequel

前燈〔-灯〕 cin⁴ dang¹ {qián dēng}

headlight

前敵〔-敌〕 cin⁴ dik⁶ {qián dí}

front line (military)

前導〔-导〕 cin⁴ dou⁶ {qián dǎo}

1. to precede
2. to guide

前端 cin⁴ dyun¹ {qián duān}

1. front
2. front end
3. forward part of sth

前段 cin⁴ dyun⁶ {qián duàn}

1. first part
2. front end
3. forepart
4. front segment
5. the preceding section

前科 cin⁴ fo¹ {qián kē}

1. criminal record
2. previous convictions

前方 cin⁴ fong¹ {qián fāng}

1. ahead
2. the front

前夫 cin⁴ fu¹ {qián fū}

former husband

前鋒〔-锋〕 cin⁴ fung¹ {qián fēng}

1. vanguard
2. front line
3. a forward (sports)

前金 cin⁴ gam¹ {Qián jīn}

Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

前件 cin⁴ gin⁶ {qián jiàn}

antecedent (logic)

前景 cin⁴ ging² {qián jǐng}

1. foreground
2. vista
3. (future) prospects
4. perspective

前冠 cin⁴ gun³ {qián guān}

1. heading
2. prefix

前後〔-后〕 cin⁴ hau⁶ {qián hòu}

1. around
2. from beginning to end
3. all around
4. front and rear

前戲〔-戏〕 cin⁴ hei³ {qián xì}

foreplay

前晌 cin⁴ hoeng² {qián shǎng}

1. (dialect) morning
2. forenoon

前漢〔-汉〕 cin⁴ hon³ {Qián Hàn}

Former Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢, Western Han Dynasty

前胸 cin⁴ hung¹ {qián xiōng}

1. human chest
2. breast

前任 cin⁴ jam⁶ {qián rèn}

1. predecessor
2. ex-
3. former
4. ex (spouse etc)

前因 cin⁴ jan¹ {qián yīn}

antecedents

前人 cin⁴ jan⁴ {qián rén}

1. predecessor
2. forebears
3. the person facing you

前日 cin⁴ jat⁶ {qián rì}

day before yesterday

前夜 cin⁴ je⁶ {qián yè}

1. the eve
2. the night before

前兒〔-儿〕 cin⁴ ji⁴ {qián r}

1. before
2. day before yesterday

前嫌 cin⁴ jim⁴ {qián xián}

1. former hatred
2. bygone enmity

前咽 cin⁴ jin¹ {qián yān}

prepharynx (biology)

前燕 cin⁴ jin¹ {Qián Yān}

Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)

前言 cin⁴ jin⁴ {qián yán}

1. preface
2. forward
3. introduction

前沿 cin⁴ jyun⁴ {qián yán}

1. front-line
2. forward position
3. outpost
4. extending ahead
5. frontier (of science, technology etc)

前期 cin⁴ kei⁴ {qián qī}

1. preceding period
2. early stage

前傾〔-倾〕 cin⁴ king¹ {qián qīng}

to lean forward

前揭 cin⁴ kit³ {qián jiē}

1. (the item) named above
2. aforementioned
3. cited above
4. op. cit.

前橋〔-桥〕 cin⁴ kiu⁴ {Qián qiáo}

Maebashi (surname or place name)

前例 cin⁴ lai⁶ {qián lì}

precedent

前輪〔-轮〕 cin⁴ leon⁴ {qián lún}

front wheel

前列 cin⁴ lit⁶ {qián liè}

the very front

前涼〔-凉〕 cin⁴ loeng⁴ {Qián Liáng}

Former Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)

前來〔-来〕 cin⁴ loi⁴ {qián lái}

1. to come (formal)
2. before
3. previously

前廊 cin⁴ long⁴ {qián láng}

front porch

前茅 cin⁴ maau⁴ {qián máo}

forward patrol (miitary)

前面 cin⁴ min⁶ {qián miàn}

1. ahead
2. in front
3. preceding
4. above

前門〔-门〕 cin⁴ mun⁴ {qián mén}

1. front door
2. main entrance
3. honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門, back-door or under the counter)

前門〔-门〕 cin⁴ mun⁴ {Qián mén}

Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2

前額〔-额〕 cin⁴ ngaak⁶ {qián é}

forehead

前年 cin⁴ nin⁴ {qián nián}

the year before last

前哨 cin⁴ saau³ {qián shào}

1. outpost
2. (fig.) front line

前世 cin⁴ sai³ {qián shì}

1. previous generations
2. previous incarnation (Buddhism)

前身 cin⁴ san¹ {qián shēn}

1. forerunner
2. predecessor
3. precursor
4. previous incarnation (Buddhism)
5. jacket front

前生 cin⁴ sang¹ {qián shēng}

pre-existence

前些 cin⁴ se¹ {qián xiē}

a few (days, years etc) ago

前述 cin⁴ seot⁶ {qián shù}

1. aforestated
2. stated above
3. the preceding statement

前事 cin⁴ si⁶ {qián shì}

1. past events
2. antecedent
3. what has happened

前線〔-线〕 cin⁴ sin³ {qián xiàn}

1. front line
2. military front
3. workface
4. cutting edge

前兆 cin⁴ siu⁶ {qián zhào}

1. omen
2. to foreshadow

前體〔-体〕 cin⁴ tai² {qián tǐ}

precursor

前提 cin⁴ tai⁴ {qián tí}

1. premise
2. precondition
3. prerequisite

前頭〔-头〕 cin⁴ tau⁴ {qián tou}

1. in front
2. at the head
3. ahead
4. above

前廳〔-厅〕 cin⁴ teng¹ {qián tīng}

1. anteroom
2. vestibule
3. lobby (of a hotel etc)

前腿 cin⁴ teoi² {qián tuǐ}

forelegs

前天 cin⁴ tin¹ {qián tiān}

the day before yesterday

前庭 cin⁴ ting⁴ {qián tíng}

1. front courtyard
2. vestibule

前臺〔-台〕 cin⁴ toi⁴ {qián tái}

1. front platform
2. front of theatrical stage
3. foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
4. front desk
5. reception desk

前途 cin⁴ tou⁴ {qián tú}

1. prospects
2. future outlook
3. journey

前桅 cin⁴ wai⁴ {qián wéi}

foremast

前衛〔-卫〕 cin⁴ wai⁶ {qián wèi}

1. advanced guard
2. vanguard
3. avant-garde
4. forward (soccer position)

前胃 cin⁴ wai⁶ {qián wèi}

1. proventriculus
2. forestomach

前往 cin⁴ wong⁵ {qián wǎng}

1. to leave for
2. to proceed towards
3. to go

前鎮〔-镇〕 cin⁴ zan³ {Qián zhèn}

Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

前奏 cin⁴ zau³ {qián zòu}

1. prelude
2. presage

前者 cin⁴ ze² {qián zhě}

the former

前綴〔-缀〕 cin⁴ zeoi³ {qián zhuì}

prefix (linguistics)

前進〔-进〕 cin⁴ zeon³ {qián jìn}

1. to go forward
2. to forge ahead
3. to advance
4. onward

前肢 cin⁴ zi¹ {qián zhī}

1. forelimb
2. foreleg

前夕 cin⁴ zik⁶ {qián xī}

1. eve
2. the day before

前瞻 cin⁴ zim¹ {qián zhān}

1. forward-looking
2. prescient
3. foresight
4. forethought
5. outlook

前趙〔-赵〕 cin⁴ ziu⁶ {Qián Zhào}

Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)

前輟〔-辍〕 cin⁴ zyut³ {qián chuò}

prefix

前嗰排 cin⁴ go² paai⁴ {qián g5 pái}

some time ago

前嗰牌 cin⁴ go² paai⁴ {qián g5 pái}

the front row

前嗰排 cin⁴ go² paai⁴ {qián g5 pái}

the front row

前嗰輪〔--轮〕 cin⁴ go³ leon⁴ {qián g5 lún}

earlier on; a while ago

前個排〔-个-〕 cin⁴ go³ paai⁴ {qián gè pái}

earlier on; previously

前後腳〔-后脚〕 cin⁴ hau⁶ goek³ {qián hòu jiǎo}

arriving one after each other on purpose as to avoid unwanted attention

前不久 cin⁴ bat¹ gau² {qián bù jiǔ}

1. not long ago
2. not long before

前鼻音 cin⁴ bei⁶ jam¹ {qián bí yīn}

1. alveolar nasal
2. consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge

前半晌 cin⁴ bun³ hoeng² {qián bàn shǎng}

1. morning
2. a.m.
3. first half of the day

前半夜 cin⁴ bun³ je⁶ {qián bàn yè}

first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)

前半天 cin⁴ bun³ tin¹ {qián bàn tiān}

1. morning
2. a.m.
3. first half of the day

前車主〔-车-〕 cin⁴ ce¹ zyu² {qián chē zhǔ}

previous owner (of a car for sale)

前齒齦〔-齿龈〕 cin⁴ ci² ngan⁴ {qián chǐ yín}

1. alveolar
2. front part of the alveolar ridge

前大燈〔--灯〕 cin⁴ daai⁶ dang¹ {qián dà dēng}

headlight

前房角 cin⁴ fong⁴ gok³ {qián fáng jiǎo}

anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)

前甲板 cin⁴ gaap³ baan² {qián jiǎ bǎn}

forward deck (of a boat)

前金區〔--区〕 cin⁴ gam¹ keoi¹ {Qián jīn qū}

Qianjin or Chienchin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

前幾天〔-几-〕 cin⁴ gei² tin¹ {qián jǐ tiān}

a few days before

前鋸肌〔-锯-〕 cin⁴ geoi³ gei¹ {qián jù jī}

serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)

前郭縣〔--县〕 cin⁴ gwok³ jyun⁶ {Qián guō xiàn}

Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

前郭鎮〔--镇〕 cin⁴ gwok³ zan³ {Qián guō zhèn}

Qian Gorlos township, capital of Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣, Songyuan, Jilin

前後文〔-后-〕 cin⁴ hau⁶ man⁴ {qián hòu wén}

1. context
2. the surrounding words
3. same as 上下文

前漢書〔-汉书〕 cin⁴ hon³ syu¹ {Qián Hàn shū}

History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls

前空翻 cin⁴ hung¹ faan¹ {qián kōng fān}

1. forward somersault
2. front flip

前一向 cin⁴ jat¹ hoeng³ {qián yī xiàng}

1. lately
2. in the recent past

前一天 cin⁴ jat¹ tin¹ {qián yī tiān}

the day before (an event)

前意識〔--识〕 cin⁴ ji³ sik¹ {qián yì shí}

1. preconscious
2. preconsciousness

前臼齒〔--齿〕 cin⁴ kau⁵ ci² {qián jiù chǐ}

premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)

前列腺 cin⁴ lit⁶ sin³ {qián liè xiàn}

prostate

前掠翼 cin⁴ loek⁶ jik⁶ {qián lüè yì}

swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)

前磨齒〔--齿〕 cin⁴ mo⁴ ci² {qián mó chǐ}

premolar tooth

前三甲 cin⁴ saam¹ gaap³ {qián sān jiǎ}

top three

前哨戰〔--战〕 cin⁴ saau³ zin³ {qián shào zhàn}

skirmish

前首相 cin⁴ sau² soeng³ {qián shǒu xiàng}

former prime minister

前蘇聯〔-苏联〕 cin⁴ sou¹ lyun⁴ {qián Sū lián}

former Soviet Union

前庭窗 cin⁴ ting⁴ coeng¹ {qián tíng chuāng}

fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)

前鎮區〔-镇区〕 cin⁴ zan³ keoi¹ {Qián zhèn qū}

Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

前奏曲 cin⁴ zau³ kuk¹ {qián zòu qǔ}

prelude (music)

前進區〔-进区〕 cin⁴ zeon³ keoi¹ {Qián jìn qū}

Qianjin district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯, Heilongjiang

前置詞〔--词〕 cin⁴ zi³ ci⁴ {qián zhì cí}

preposition

前瞻性 cin⁴ zim¹ sing³ {qián zhān xìng}

1. farsightedness
2. perspicacity
3. prescience
4. forward-looking

前總理〔-总-〕 cin⁴ zung² lei⁵ {qián zǒng lǐ}

former prime minister

前總統〔-总统〕 cin⁴ zung² tung² {qián zǒng tǒng}

former president

前塵往事〔-尘--〕 cin⁴ can⁴ wong⁵ si⁶ {qián chén wǎng shì}

things that happened long time ago; memory from the past

前前後後〔--后后〕 cin⁴ cin⁴ hau⁶ hau⁶ {qián qián hòu hòu}

overall; throughout

前功盡廢〔--尽废〕 cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ fai³ {qián gōng jìn fèi}

wasted all efforts made previously

前後左右〔-后--〕 cin⁴ hau⁶ zo² jau⁶ {qián hòu zuǒ yòu}

Surroundings

前海灣站〔--湾-〕 cin⁴ hoi² waan¹ zaam⁶ {qián hǎi wān zhàn}

Qianhaiwan Station, a subway station in Shenzhen, China

前列腺癌 cin⁴ lit⁶ sin³ ngaam⁴ {qián liè xiàn ái}

Prostate cancer

前無古人〔-无--〕 cin⁴ mou⁴ gu² jan⁴ {qián wú gǔ rén}

unprecedented

前仆后繼〔---继〕 cin⁴ puk¹ hau⁶ gai³ {qián pū hòu jì}

marching forward with courage (military)

前世唔修 cin⁴ sai³ m⁴ sau¹ {qián shì wú xiū}

an act of karma on one's unfortunate events (spoken)

前思后想 cin⁴ si¹ hau⁶ soeng² {qián sī hòu xiǎng}

Thinking thoroughly

前車之鑒〔-车-鉴〕 cin⁴ ce¹ zi¹ gaam³ {qián chē zhī jiàn}

to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

前程遠大〔--远-〕 cin⁴ cing⁴ jyun⁵ daai⁶ {qián chéng yuǎn dà}

to have a future full of promise

前俯後仰〔--后-〕 cin⁴ fu² hau⁶ joeng⁵ {qián fǔ hòu yǎng}

1. to rock one's body backward and forward
2. to be convulsed (with laughter etc)

前仆後繼〔--后继〕 cin⁴ fu⁶ hau⁶ gai³ {qián pū hòu jì}

1. one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
2. advancing wave upon wave

前赴後繼〔--后继〕 cin⁴ fu⁶ hau⁶ gai³ {qián fù hòu jì}

to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

前倨後恭〔--后-〕 cin⁴ geoi³ hau⁶ gung¹ {qián jù hòu gōng}

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

前景可期 cin⁴ ging² ho² kei⁴ {qián jǐng kě qī}

1. to have a promising future
2. to have bright prospects

前功盡棄〔--尽弃〕 cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ hei³ {qián gōng jìn qì}

1. to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
2. all that has been achieved goes down the drain

前寒武紀〔---纪〕 cin⁴ hon⁴ mou⁵ gei² {qián hán wǔ jì}

pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago

前因後果〔--后-〕 cin⁴ jan¹ hau⁶ gwo² {qián yīn hòu guǒ}

cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

前仰後合〔--后-〕 cin⁴ joeng⁵ hau⁶ hap⁶ {qián yǎng hòu hé}

1. to sway to and fro
2. to rock back and forth

前緣未了〔-缘--〕 cin⁴ jyun⁴ mei⁶ liu⁵ {qián yuán wèi liǎo}

one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)

前列腺炎 cin⁴ lit⁶ sin³ jim⁴ {qián liè xiàn yán}

prostatitis

前列腺素 cin⁴ lit⁶ sin³ sou³ {qián liè xiàn sù}

prostaglandin

前世姻緣〔---缘〕 cin⁴ sai³ jan¹ jyun⁴ {qián shì yīn yuán}

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

前生冤孽 cin⁴ sang¹ jyun¹ jip⁶ {qián shēng yuān niè}

predestined relationship

前生召喚〔---唤〕 cin⁴ sang¹ ziu⁶ wun⁶ {qián shēng zhào huàn}

foreordination

前信號燈〔--号灯〕 cin⁴ seon³ hou⁶ dang¹ {qián xìn hào dēng}

car front indicator

前所未見〔---见〕 cin⁴ so² mei⁶ gin³ {qián suǒ wèi jiàn}

1. unprecedented
2. never seen before

前所未有 cin⁴ so² mei⁶ jau⁵ {qián suǒ wèi yǒu}

unprecedented

前所未聞〔---闻〕 cin⁴ so² mei⁶ man⁴ {qián suǒ wèi wén}

1. unheard-of
2. unprecedented

前提條件〔--条-〕 cin⁴ tai⁴ tiu⁴ gin² {qián tí tiáo jiàn}

pre-conditions

前途未卜 cin⁴ tou⁴ mei⁶ buk¹ {qián tú wèi bǔ}

1. hanging in the balance
2. the future is hard to forecast
3. ¿Qué serà?
4. who knows what the future holds?

前途渺茫 cin⁴ tou⁴ miu⁵ mong⁴ {qián tú miǎo máng}

1. not knowing what to do next
2. at a loose end

前途無量〔--无-〕 cin⁴ tou⁴ mou⁴ loeng⁶ {qián tú wú liàng}

to have boundless prospects

前胸貼後背〔--贴后-〕 cin⁴ hung¹ tip³ hau⁶ bui³ {qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi}

1. (lit.) chest sticking to back
2. (fig.) famished
3. (of several persons) packed chest to back

前移式叉車〔----车〕 cin⁴ ji⁴ sik¹ caa¹ ce¹ {qián yí shì chā chē}

reach truck

前置修飾語〔---饰语〕 cin⁴ zi³ sau¹ sik¹ jyu⁵ {qián zhì xiū shì yǔ}

premodifier (grammar)

前言不對後語〔---对后语〕 cin⁴ jin⁴ bat¹ deoi³ hau⁶ jyu⁵ {qián yán bù duì hòu yǔ}

one's whose words or stance differ on another occasion or sentence

前世撈亂骨頭〔--捞乱-头〕 cin⁴ sai³ lou¹ lyun⁶ gwat¹ tau⁴ {qián shì lāo luàn gǔ tou}

mutual enmity; describes a situation where two or more parties are always having issues with each other and having a sour relationship for a long time; literally 'their bones were mixed up in their past lives'

前怕狼後怕虎〔---后--〕 cin⁴ paa³ long⁴ hau⁶ paa³ fu² {qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ}

1. lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears
2. scare mongering
3. reds under the beds

前部皮層下損傷〔---层-损伤〕 cin⁴ bou⁶ pei⁴ cang⁴ haa⁶ syun² soeng¹ {qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng}

anterior subcortical lesions

前無古人後無來者〔-无--后无来-〕 cin⁴ mou⁴ gu² jan⁴ hau⁶ mou⁴ loi⁴ ze² {qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě}

1. to surpass all others of its kind before and since
2. to have neither predecessors nor successors

前不著村，後不著店〔--着--后-着-〕 cin⁴ bat¹ zoek⁶ cyun¹, hau⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dim³ {qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn}

1. lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
2. fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
3. to be in a predicament

前車之覆，後車之鑒〔-车---后车-鉴〕 cin⁴ ce¹ zi¹ fuk¹ ，hau⁶ ce¹ zi¹ gaam³ {qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn}

1. lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
2. learn from past mistake
3. once bitten twice shy

前人栽樹，後人乘涼〔---树-后--凉〕 cin⁴ jan⁴ zoi¹ syu⁶ ，hau⁶ jan⁴ sing⁴ loeng⁴ {qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng}

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

前門打虎，後門打狼〔-门---后门--〕 cin⁴ mun⁴ daa² fu² ，hau⁶ mun⁴ daa² long⁴ {qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng}

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前門拒虎，後門進狼〔-门---后门进-〕 cin⁴ mun⁴ keoi⁵ fu² ，hau⁶ mun⁴ zeon³ long⁴ {qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng}

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前事不忘，後事之師〔-----后--师〕 cin⁴ si⁶ bat¹ mong⁴ ，hau⁶ si⁶ zi¹ si¹ {qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī}

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

前不見古人，後不見來者〔--见---后-见来-〕 cin⁴ bat¹ gin³ gu² jan⁴ ，hau⁶ bat¹ gin³ loi⁴ ze² {qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě}

1. unique
2. unprecedented (idiom)

前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣〔--尔罗------县〕 cin⁴ gwok³ ji⁵ lo⁴ si¹ mung⁴ gu² zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Qián guō ěr Luó sī Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn}

Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin