前者qiánzhě
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1. the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
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Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.