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au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au; (ho, hiø) [[...]] 

next, the one following, after, behind

後,下

• y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au [[...]] 
  after, from now on, hereafter
  以後

auxpi-kunjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'pi kwn'jiin; au/hiø'pi-kwn'jiin; (hiø'pi-kwn'jiin) [[...]] 

military reservists

後備軍人

auxpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'poex; (boarn'poex, hiø'poex) [[...]] 

juniors, inferiors

後輩,晚輩

beeng suii hiøxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng suii hiø'sex [[...]] 

hand down a name to posterity

名垂後世

boxhiø jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo'hiø jiin'but [[...]] 

behind-the-scenes personalities, string pullers

幕後人物

boxhiø sinbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo'hiø syn'buun [[...]] 

behind-the-scenes news, inside story

幕後新聞

bu'hiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'hiø [[...]] 

heirless, without posterity

無後

zengsiefn khiofnghiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'siefn khiorng'hiø [[...]] 

anxious to be ahead of others, afraid to fall behind

爭先恐後

ciamcieen korhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'cieen kox'hiø [[...]] 

very cautious (Lit. look forward and backward)

瞻前顧後

cienciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'ciar; (hiø'ciar) [[...]] 

the former and the latter

前者(後者)

cienhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'hiø [[...]] 

front and rear, before and after, thereabouts (indicating time)

前後

cienhiø mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'hiø maau'turn [[...]] 

inconsistent, contradictory

前後矛盾

cien'yn hiøxkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'yn hiø'kør [[...]] 

cause and effect, the whole story

前因後果

ciensw hiøxsiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'sw hiø'siorng [[...]] 

turn over a problem in one's mind, ponder

前思後想

zoadhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'hiø [[...]] 

heirless, without posterity, probably cannot be repeated again (said of extremely good writing, painting)

絕後代,絕嗣

zoadsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'suu; (zoat'hiø'suu) [[...]] 

posterity cut off, without an heir, without male posterity

絕嗣

haxgvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'gvor; (gvor'hiø) [[...]] 

PM

下午,午後

hauxpor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'por; (hiø'por) [[...]] 

a substitute (waiting to fill a vacancy)

候補

hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø; (ho, au) [[...]] 

behind, the back of, afterwards, come after, descendants (see "ho")

後

hiøxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoan [[...]] 

future trouble

後患

• Aix zafmzhao tikyn ciaq bøe u hiøxhoan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq be u hiø'hoan.; Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq bøe u hiø'hoan. [[...]] 
  Lit. You need to pull weeds out by the roots to avoid future trouble.
  要斬草除根才不會有後患。

hiøxhoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoea [[...]] 

regret

後悔

• Køhkhaq sitpai goar ma bøe hiøxhoea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khaq sid'pai goar ma be hiø'hoea.; Køq'khaq sid'pai goar ma bøe hiø'hoea. [[...]] 
  Even if I have a bigger set back I won't regret it.
  再失敗我也不後悔。

hiøxhoe iwkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoe iuo'kii [[...]] 

We shall meet again.

後會有期

hiøxkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'kør [[...]] 

results, consequences

後果

hiøxkox ci'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'kox cy'iw [[...]] 

worry about the past and the future

後顧之憂

hiøxpixkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'pi'kwn [[...]] 

reserve forces

後備軍

hiøxpi-kunjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'pi'kwn'jiin; hiø'pi-kwn'jiin [[...]] 

military reservists

後備軍人

hiøxpixpefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'pi'pefng [[...]] 

army reserves

後備兵

hiøxpor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'por; (hau'por) [[...]] 

substitute, waiting to fill a vacancy

候補

hiøxpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'poex; (ho'poex) [[...]] 

latter generation, one's junior, next generation

後輩

hiøxsefng khøfuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'sefng khør'uix [[...]] 

The young have great potential. Youngsters have a lot of promise.

後生可畏

hiøxsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'suu [[...]] 

descendants, posterity

後代

hiøxsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'su [[...]] 

funeral affairs

後事

hiøxtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'tai [[...]] 

descendants or posterity

後代

hiøxthien'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'thiefn'ee [[...]] 

an acquired characteristic

後天的

hiøxtiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'tiin [[...]] 

follow in another's footsteps (dust kicked up by someone walking in front)

後塵

hiøxturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'turn [[...]] 

backing support

後盾

Honghiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'hiø [[...]] 

Empress

皇后

hongho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'ho; (Hoong'hiø) [[...]] 

Empress

皇后

Hongthaeho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'thaix'ho; (Hoong'thaix'hiø) [[...]] 

Empress Dowager

皇太后

hunhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hiø; (hwn'au) [[...]] 

after marriage

婚後

khongcieen zoadhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'cieen zoat'hiø [[...]] 

be the first and probably the last

空前絕後

• Zef si khongcieen zoadhiø ee toa sengciu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si khofng'cieen zoat'hiø ee toa seeng'ciu. [[...]] 
  This is the first and probably the last great work.
  這是空前絕後的大成就。

liubeeng hiøxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu'beeng hiø'sex [[...]] 

leave a good name to future generations

留名後世

loghiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok'hiø; (lok'ho) [[...]] 

fall behind, backward

落後

loghiø tøexkhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok'hiø te'khw; lok'hiø tøe'khw [[...]] 

underdeveloped areas

落後地區

gvofau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'au; (gvor'hiø) [[...]] 

afternoon

午後

gvofhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'hiø; (ha'gvor) [[...]] 

P.M.

午後,下午

phiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiefn; (phvy) [[...]] 

numerical adjunct for compositions, poems : chapter, section, book, part, page

篇

• cienphiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'phiefn [[...]] 
  former part of a book
  前篇

• hiøxphiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'phiefn; (ho'phiefn) [[...]] 
  latter section of a book
  後篇

• Si'phiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sy'phiefn [[...]] 
  Book of Psalms (Protestant)
  詩篇

por [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: por [[...]] 

repair, to patch, to mend, to supplement, add, fill a vacancy, to help, to aid

補

• ciaqpor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'por [[...]] 
  take tonics, take strengthening medicine or food
  進補

• ciofng kofng por zoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng kofng por zoe [[...]] 
  make up for (one's own) faults by merit
  將功補罪

• hauxpor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'por; (hiø'por) [[...]] 
  waiting to fill a vacancy (as an alternate member of a committee)
  候補

• okpor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'por; (og'sexng por'sip) [[...]] 
  unhealthy cram sessions (at school)
  惡補,惡性補習

• pøepor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poee'por; pøee'por [[...]] 
  make reparations, make up for
  賠補

po laang hiøxtiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po laang hiø'tiin [[...]] 

follow another's foot steps

步人後塵

poex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poex [[...]] 

generation, class, kind, series, rank, grade, denotes the plural

輩

• boafnpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'poex [[...]] 
  juniors, younger generation
  晚輩

• cienpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'poex [[...]] 
  seniors, elders
  前輩

• expoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'poex [[...]] 
  persons lower in genealogy
  下輩,下一輩

• hiøxpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'poex; (ho'poex) [[...]] 
  later generations, one's junior, the next generation
  後輩

• khahtoa cidpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'toa cit'poex [[...]] 
  one generation higher in the genealogical scale
  大一輩

• kaxngpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kang'poex [[...]] 
  same generation
  同輩

• lun poex bøo lun hoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lun poex bøo lun hoex; lun poex bøo lun høex [[...]] 
  consider by the generation, not by the age
  論輩不論歲

• pvepoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'poex; pvee/pvii'poex [[...]] 
  of the same genealogical rank, i.e. equally distant from the common ancestor
  平輩

• sienpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'poex [[...]] 
  seniors, superiors, elders
  先輩

• tiofngpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng'poex [[...]] 
  superior in genealogical rank, elders
  長輩

put'haux iwsafm, bu'hiø uitai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'haux iuo'safm, buu'hiø uii'tai [[...]] 

Having no male heir is the gravest of three cardinal offenses against filial piety.

不孝有三,無後為大。

Sarmsw jii hiøxheeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Saxm'sw jii'hiø heeng.; Saxm'sw jii hiø'heeng. [[...]] 

Think thrice before you act.

三思而後行。

• Lie tiøh sarmsw ji'hiø heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh saxm'sw jii'hiø heeng. [[...]] 
  You should think things over carefully before you act.
  你必須三思而後行。

sienzarm hiøxzaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'zarm hiø'zaux [[...]] 

in old China order the execution of criminals before reporting the case to the emperor, (in modern sense) take action before reporting to one's superior

先斬後奏

sienhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'hiø [[...]] 

before and after, the ins and outs of an incident

先後

siexnhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien'hiø [[...]] 

rehabilitation (after a disaster, a tragedy)

善後

siexnhiø kiuozex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien'hiø kiux'zex [[...]] 

relief measures for rehabilitation

善後救濟

sienhiø mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'hiø maau'turn [[...]] 

contradictory

先後矛盾

sinhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'hiø [[...]] 

after one's death

身後

sinhiø siautiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'hiø siaw'tiaau [[...]] 

die without heirs or an inheritance for them

身後蕭條

suu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suu [[...]] 

inherit, succeed to, continue, follow

嗣

• zoadsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'suu [[...]] 
  male line of a family coming to an end, have no posterity
  絕嗣

• hiøxsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'suu; (ho'suu) [[...]] 
  descendants, posterity
  後嗣

• thoansuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'suu [[...]] 
  continue the line either by having a son or by adoption
  傳嗣

suxhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su'hiø [[...]] 

after the event, afterwards

事後

suxhiø pørkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su'hiø pøx'køx [[...]] 

an ex post facto report

事後報告

suii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii [[...]] 

hang down, let fall, to hand down, condescend, nearly, almost

垂

• beeng suii hiøxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng suii hiø'sex [[...]] 
  hand down a name to posterity
  名垂後世

• ui-haxsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ui ha'suii; ui-ha'suii [[...]] 
  gastroptosis, downward displacement of the stomach
  胃下垂

sui'hiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'hiø [[...]] 

right after, immediately afterward

隨後

teghiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tek'hiø [[...]] 

behind enemy lines

敵後

tii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tii [[...]] 

go swiftly, flee, to rush, to speed, to spread, exert

馳

• beeng tii hiøxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng tii hiø'sex [[...]] 
  His name is handed down to future generations.
  名馳後世

tix cy nawhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix cy nao'hiø [[...]] 

put it at the back of the brain — disregard it, forget it

置之腦後

tiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiin [[...]] 

dust, dirt, minute particles, trace, trail, this world, ways of the world, vice, sensual pleasures

塵

• hongtiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'tiin [[...]] 
  hardships of traveling around, world of prostitution
  風塵

• hongtiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'tiin [[...]] 
  red dust — this life of care, the mundane world
  紅塵

• po hiøxtiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po hiø'tiin [[...]] 
  walk in one's dust, follow another's footsteps
  步後塵

• søeftiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea'tiin; søea'tiin [[...]] 
  wash off the dust — a welcome feast for a returning traveler
  洗塵

toxzoat hiøxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'zoat hiø'hoan [[...]] 

prevent and eliminate possible harmful consequences

杜絕後患

uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uix [[...]] 

stand in awe of, to fear, to dread, be afraid of, revere, to respect

畏

• hiøxsefng khøfuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'sefng khør'uix [[...]] 
  youth should be feared — you do not know what he will become
  後生可畏

• kerng'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kexng'uix [[...]] 
  venerate, to reverence, adore
  敬畏

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