前尘 前塵

前

• 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
• 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
• 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
• 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
• 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)

尘 塵

• 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
• 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
• 凡尘 凡塵 fán chén ㄈㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ faan4 can4 mundane world (in religious context)
• 尘世 塵世 chén shì ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ can4 sai3 (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
• 尘俗 塵俗 chén sú ㄔㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ can4 zuk6 mundane world

• 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
• 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
• 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth

• 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
• 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄆㄨˊ fung1 can4 buk6 buk6 lit. covered in dust (idiom)
• 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society