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tiền nhân

Pronunciation Northern /tiə̤n˨˩ ɲən˧˧/ Central /tiəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˥/ Southern /tiəŋ˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧/
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forebears
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
forebears

Generations of people who lived in the past, often referring to ancestors or previous leaders within history.

vi Chúng ta nên biết ơn những tiền nhân đã có công xây dựng đất nước.

en We should be grateful to our forebears who built the nation.

Sense 2 Noun
predecessors

Individuals who held a specific position or job before the person who is currently in that role.

vi Ông ấy đã kế thừa và phát triển tốt công việc từ các tiền nhân.

en He has inherited and well-developed the work from his predecessors.

Parts
tiền / nhân / 前人
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
前人
Candidates by syllable
tiền 前 nhân 人
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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tiên nhân / tiện nhân
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tiền nhân hậu quả / tiền lương / tiền bạc / tiền mặt …
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