tiền bối

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 前輩, composed of 前 (“fore-”) and 輩 (“generation”). Compare Japanese 先輩 (senpai, tiên bối). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˨˩ ʔɓoj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ʔɓoj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ʔɓoj˦˥] === Noun === tiền bối the older generations, especially as considered as wise or pioneering in thought, philosophy or ways of life các bậc tiền bối ― the wise older generations (fiction, especially translations from Japanese or Korean) an upperclassman; a senpai ==== Antonyms ==== hậu bối (“younger generations; underclassman”)