從cung4前cin4

English

1. previously
2. in the past; once upon a time
3. formerly
4. once upon a time

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 好耐之前；通常係童話教事嘅開場白

Examples

• 從前嘅事，唔好再提喇。

  That's in the past. Let's not mention it anymore.

• 從前，有一個好靚嘅公主。

  Once upon a time, there was a pretty princess.

• 從前，村裏面住咗一個孤寒嘅阿伯。

  Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 從前有一隻貓叫探戈。

  Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

• 從前有個阿婆住喺個小島度。

  Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

• 從前，有個男人同佢老婆。佢哋冇間屋。佢哋住喺田野，瞓喺樹下。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 從前，我哋村附近有個叫中山嘅小城堡，據講嗰度有個叫中山大人嘅老主人。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 他和從前不一樣。

  He is not the same as before.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY