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English

1. the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
2. the former (person, object or situation)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 所述兩個人或者兩件物件嘅前一個；所述兩種情況嘅前一種

Examples

• 市面上嘅手機有兩個主要嘅牌子：A 同 B。前者價錢比較平，後者比較耐用。

  There are two main brands of cellphones in the market: A and B. The former is cheaper, the latter is more durable.

• 前者因為佢嘅獨立電影而受到關注，而後者嘅背景係一個音樂節目導演，之後轉咗做電影導演。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 两者都可以，但是前者更简洁。

  Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 实践和理论同样重要，但我们倾向于重视后者而忽略前者。

  Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 比起歌舞伎，我更喜欢能乐表演，因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。

  I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 世界上只有两个东西是无限的，一为宇宙，一为人类的愚蠢，我所不能肯定的乃是前者。

  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY