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前井

front well

t͡ɕʰ i̯ ɛ n ³ ⁵ t͡ɕ i ŋ ² ¹ ⁴ ⁻ ² ¹ ⁽ ⁴ ⁾
noun Rare #28,183
front well A local name for the well at the front of a village or area.
CH: 我们去前井打水。
EN: We’re going to draw water from the front well.

当年村里有两口井以前的井叫“前井”

Back then, there were two wells in the village. The old one was called “the Front Well.”

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

按着母亲的意思父亲就安葬在前井旁边

Following his mother’s wishes, his father was buried beside the front well.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)