後〔后〕 hau⁶ {hòu}

1. back
2. behind
3. rear
4. afterwards
5. after
6. later

後便〔后-〕 hau⁶ bin⁶ {hòu biàn}

(adverb / preposition / noun) back; (adjective) in the rear; behind

後底〔后-〕 hau⁶ dai² {hòu dǐ}

behind (spoken)

後勁〔后劲〕 hau⁶ ging⁶ {hòu jìn}

latter half, the endurance and lastingness of energy; stamina; after effect; delayed effect

後腳〔后脚〕 hau⁶ goek³ {hòu jiǎo}

noun; the rear foot, normally, it describes one person after another one; (immediately) after

後果〔后-〕 hau⁶ gwo² {hòu guǒ}

outcome; results

後日〔后-〕 hau⁶ jat⁶ {hòu rì}

(noun) in future

後園〔后园〕 hau⁶ jyun⁴ {hòu yuán}

backyard

後嚟〔后-〕 hau⁶ lai⁴ {hòu lí}

later on (spoken)

後晚〔后-〕 hau⁶ maan⁵ {hòu wǎn}

noun; the night after tomorrow night, or two nights from tonight.

後尾〔后-〕 hau⁶ mei¹ {hòu yǐ}

behind; at the end (spatially)

後生〔后-〕 hau⁶ saang¹ {hòu shēng}

(noun) junior

後手〔后-〕 hau⁶ sau² {hòu shǒu}

Future generations

後退〔后-〕 hau⁶ teoi³ {hòu tuì}

(verb) 1. Backlash; 2. Back up (a car)

後患〔后-〕 hau⁶ waan⁶ {hòu huàn}

aftermath; bad consequences

後枕〔后-〕 hau⁶ zam² {hòu zhěn}

back of the skull

後朝〔后-〕 hau⁶ ziu¹ {hòu cháo}

the morning o the day after tomorrow

後備〔后备〕 hau⁶ bei⁶ {hòu bèi}

1. reserve
2. backup

後壁〔后-〕 hau⁶ bik¹ {Hòu bì}

Houpi township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

後邊〔后边〕 hau⁶ bin¹ {hòu bian}

1. back
2. rear
3. behind

後部〔后-〕 hau⁶ bou⁶ {hòu bù}

back section

後輩〔后辈〕 hau⁶ bui³ {hòu bèi}

younger generation

後背〔后-〕 hau⁶ bui³ {hòu bèi}

1. the back (human anatomy)
2. the back part of sth

後半〔后-〕 hau⁶ bun³ {hòu bàn}

latter half

後診〔后诊〕 hau⁶ can² {hòu zhěn}

post-operative examination

後塵〔后尘〕 hau⁶ can⁴ {hòu chén}

1. lit. trailing dust
2. fig. sb's footsteps
3. course in life

後秦〔后-〕 hau⁶ ceon⁴ {Hòu Qín}

Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)

後翅〔后-〕 hau⁶ ci³ {hòu chì}

back wing (of insect)

後撤〔后-〕 hau⁶ cit³ {hòu chè}

1. to pull back (an army)
2. to retreat

後燈〔后灯〕 hau⁶ dang¹ {hòu dēng}

taillight

後代〔后-〕 hau⁶ doi⁶ {hòu dài}

1. posterity
2. later periods
3. later ages
4. later generations

後段〔后-〕 hau⁶ dyun⁶ {hòu duàn}

1. final part
2. rear
3. back end
4. final segment
5. the following section
6. last paragraph

後方〔后-〕 hau⁶ fong¹ {hòu fāng}

1. the rear
2. far behind the front line

後付〔后-〕 hau⁶ fu⁶ {hòu fù}

1. payment made afterwards
2. postpaid

後附〔后-〕 hau⁶ fu⁶ {hòu fù}

1. attachment
2. appendix
3. addendum

後父〔后-〕 hau⁶ fu⁶ {hòu fù}

stepfather

後悔〔后-〕 hau⁶ fui³ {hòu huǐ}

1. to regret
2. to repent

後加〔后-〕 hau⁶ gaa¹ {hòu jiā}

postposition (grammar)

後金〔后-〕 hau⁶ gam¹ {Hòu Jīn}

1. Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)
2. Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644

後感〔后-〕 hau⁶ gam² {hòu gǎn}

1. afterthought
2. reflection after an event
3. a review (of a movie etc)

後記〔后记〕 hau⁶ gei³ {hòu jì}

1. epilogue
2. afterword

後頸〔后颈〕 hau⁶ geng² {hòu jǐng}

nape

後蓋〔后盖〕 hau⁶ goi³ {hòu gài}

1. back cover
2. shell (of crab etc)

後宮〔后宫〕 hau⁶ gung¹ {hòu gōng}

1. harem
2. chambers of imperial concubines

後果〔后-〕 hau⁶ gwo² {hòu guǒ}

1. consequences
2. aftermath

後效〔后-〕 hau⁶ haau⁶ {hòu xiào}

after-effect

後學〔后学〕 hau⁶ hok⁶ {hòu xué}

junior scholar or pupil in imperial China

後漢〔后汉〕 hau⁶ hon³ {Hòu Hàn}

1. Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
2. Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)

後任〔后-〕 hau⁶ jam⁶ {hòu rèn}

1. successor
2. (attributive) future

後人〔后-〕 hau⁶ jan⁴ {hòu rén}

later generation

後日〔后-〕 hau⁶ jat⁶ {hòu rì}

1. the day after tomorrow
2. from hence
3. from now
4. from now on
5. henceforth

後裔〔后-〕 hau⁶ jeoi⁶ {hòu yì}

descendant

後兒〔后儿〕 hau⁶ ji⁴ {hòu r}

the day after tomorrow

後燕〔后-〕 hau⁶ jin¹ {Hòu Yān}

Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)

後影〔后-〕 hau⁶ jing² {hòu yǐng}

1. rear view
2. figure seen from behind
3. view of the back (of a person or object)

後腰〔后-〕 hau⁶ jiu¹ {hòu yāo}

lower back

後搖〔后摇〕 hau⁶ jiu⁴ {hòu yáo}

post-rock (music genre)

後院〔后-〕 hau⁶ jyun² {hòu yuàn}

1. rear court
2. back garden
3. backyard (also fig.)

後緣〔后缘〕 hau⁶ jyun⁴ {hòu yuán}

trailing edge (of airplane wing)

後勤〔后-〕 hau⁶ kan⁴ {hòu qín}

logistics

後期〔后-〕 hau⁶ kei⁴ {hòu qī}

1. late stage
2. later period

後輪〔后轮〕 hau⁶ leon⁴ {hòu lún}

rear wheel

後梁〔后-〕 hau⁶ loeng⁴ {Hòu Liáng}

Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)

後涼〔后凉〕 hau⁶ loeng⁴ {Hòu Liáng}

Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)

後來〔后来〕 hau⁶ loi⁴ {hòu lái}

1. afterwards
2. later

後路〔后-〕 hau⁶ lou⁶ {hòu lù}

1. escape route
2. retreat route
3. communication lines to the rear
4. alternative course of action
5. room for maneuver

後龍〔后龙〕 hau⁶ lung⁴ {Hòu lóng}

Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

後媽〔后妈〕 hau⁶ maa¹ {hòu mā}

(coll.) stepmother

後味〔后-〕 hau⁶ mei⁶ {hòu wèi}

after-taste

後面〔后-〕 hau⁶ min⁶ {hòu mian}

1. rear
2. back
3. behind
4. later
5. afterwards

後母〔后-〕 hau⁶ mou⁵ {hòu mǔ}

stepmother

後門〔后门〕 hau⁶ mun² {hòu mén}

1. the back door
2. fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)
3. anus

後魏〔后-〕 hau⁶ ngai⁶ {Hòu Wèi}

Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534

後鉤〔后钩〕 hau⁶ ngau¹ {hòu gōu}

unfinished business

後年〔后-〕 hau⁶ nin⁴ {hòu nián}

the year after next

後娘〔后-〕 hau⁶ noeng⁴ {hòu niáng}

stepmother (coll.)

後腦〔后脑〕 hau⁶ nou⁵ {hòu nǎo}

1. hindbrain
2. back of the head

後怕〔后-〕 hau⁶ paa³ {hòu pà}

1. lingering fear
2. fear after the event
3. post-traumatic stress

後排〔后-〕 hau⁶ paai⁴ {hòu pái}

the back row

後生〔后-〕 hau⁶ saang¹ {hòu shēng}

1. young generation
2. youth
3. young man

後世〔后-〕 hau⁶ sai³ {hòu shì}

later generations

後心〔后-〕 hau⁶ sam¹ {hòu xīn}

middle of the back

後事〔后-〕 hau⁶ si⁶ {hòu shì}

1. future events
2. and what happened next... (in fiction)
3. funeral arrangements

後送〔后-〕 hau⁶ sung³ {hòu sòng}

evacuation (military)

後頭〔后头〕 hau⁶ tau⁴ {hòu tou}

1. behind
2. in the back
3. the rear side
4. later
5. in future

後退〔后-〕 hau⁶ teoi³ {hòu tuì}

1. to recoil
2. to draw back
3. to fall back
4. to retreat

後盾〔后-〕 hau⁶ teon⁵ {hòu dùn}

1. support
2. backing

後天〔后-〕 hau⁶ tin¹ {hòu tiān}

1. the day after tomorrow
2. post-natal
3. acquired (not innate)
4. a posteriori

後庭〔后-〕 hau⁶ ting⁴ {hòu tíng}

1. backyard
2. imperial harem
3. (slang) anus

後台〔后-〕 hau⁶ toi⁴ {hòu tái}

1. backstage
2. the area behind a theatrical stage
3. backstage supporter

後唐〔后-〕 hau⁶ tong⁴ {Hòu Táng}

Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)

後話〔后话〕 hau⁶ waa⁶ {hòu huà}

something to be taken up later in speech or writing

後衛〔后卫〕 hau⁶ wai⁶ {hòu wèi}

1. rear guard
2. backfield
3. fullback

後援〔后-〕 hau⁶ wun⁴ {hòu yuán}

1. reinforcement
2. back-up
3. supporting force

後製〔后制〕 hau⁶ zai³ {hòu zhì}

post-production

後周〔后-〕 hau⁶ zau¹ {Hòu Zhōu}

Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封

後者〔后-〕 hau⁶ ze² {hòu zhě}

the latter

後綴〔后缀〕 hau⁶ zeoi³ {hòu zhuì}

suffix (linguistics)

後晉〔后晋〕 hau⁶ zeon³ {Hòu Jìn}

Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)

後進〔后进〕 hau⁶ zeon³ {hòu jìn}

1. less advanced
2. underdeveloped
3. lagging behind
4. the younger generation
5. the less experienced ones

後肢〔后-〕 hau⁶ zi¹ {hòu zhī}

hind legs

後置〔后-〕 hau⁶ zi³ {hòu zhì}

1. to place after (e.g. in grammar)
2. postposition

後嗣〔后-〕 hau⁶ zi⁶ {hòu sì}

1. heir
2. descendant
3. posterity

後趙〔后赵〕 hau⁶ ziu⁶ {Hòu Zhào}

Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)

後坐〔后-〕 hau⁶ zo⁶ {hòu zuò}

1. recoil (of a gun)
2. backlash

後座〔后-〕 hau⁶ zo⁶ {hòu zuò}

1. back seat
2. pillion

後賬〔后账〕 hau⁶ zoeng³ {hòu zhàng}

1. undisclosed account
2. to settle matters later
3. to blame sb after the event

後續〔后续〕 hau⁶ zuk⁶ {hòu xù}

1. follow-up
2. (dialect) to remarry

後輟〔后辍〕 hau⁶ zyut³ {hòu chuò}

suffix

後半部〔后--〕 hau⁶ bun³ bou⁶ {hòu bàn bù}

latter half

後底爺〔后-爷〕 hau⁶ dai² je⁴ {hòu dǐ yé}

stepfather

後底乸〔后--〕 hau⁶ dai² naa² {hòu dǐ ná}

stepmother

後底婆〔后--〕 hau⁶ dai² po² {hòu dǐ pó}

second wife

後花園〔后-园〕 hau⁶ faa¹ jyun² {hòu huā yuán}

noun; backyard; rear garden

後勤部〔后--〕 hau⁶ kan⁴ bou⁶ {hòu qín bù}

Logistics Department

後尾枕〔后--〕 hau⁶ mei⁵ zam² {hòu wěi zhěn}

occiput (back of the head)

後生女〔后--〕 hau⁶ saang¹ neoi² {hòu shēng nǚ}

(noun) a young lady; a young girl

後生仔〔后--〕 hau⁶ saang¹ zai² {hòu shēng zǐ}

(noun) a young guy; a young boy; a youngster

後座力〔后--〕 hau⁶ zo⁶ lik⁶ {hòu zuò lì}

recoil

後備軍〔后备军〕 hau⁶ bei⁶ gwan¹ {hòu bèi jūn}

rearguard

後鼻音〔后--〕 hau⁶ bei⁶ jam¹ {hòu bí yīn}

1. velar nasal
2. consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate

後備箱〔后备-〕 hau⁶ bei⁶ soeng¹ {hòu bèi xiāng}

1. trunk
2. boot (of a car)

後壁鄉〔后-乡〕 hau⁶ bik¹ hoeng¹ {Hòu bì xiāng}

Houbi township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

後半場〔后-场〕 hau⁶ bun³ coeng⁴ {hòu bàn chǎng}

second half (of sporting competition)

後半葉〔后-叶〕 hau⁶ bun³ jip⁶ {hòu bàn yè}

latter half (of a decade, century etc)

後車軸〔后车轴〕 hau⁶ ce¹ zuk⁶ {hòu chē zhóu}

back axle (of car)

後擋板〔后挡-〕 hau⁶ dong² baan² {hòu dǎng bǎn}

backboard

後甲板〔后--〕 hau⁶ gaap³ baan² {hòu jiǎ bǎn}

afterdeck

後感覺〔后-觉〕 hau⁶ gam² gok³ {hòu gǎn jué}

1. after-sensation
2. after-impression

後漢書〔后汉书〕 hau⁶ hon³ syu¹ {Hòu Hàn shū}

History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 範曄 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls

後空翻〔后--〕 hau⁶ hung¹ faan¹ {hòu kōng fān}

1. backward somersault
2. backflip

後掩蔽〔后--〕 hau⁶ jim² bai³ {hòu yǎn bì}

backward masking

後搖滾〔后摇滚〕 hau⁶ jiu⁴ gwan² {hòu yáo gǔn}

post-rock (music genre)

後勤學〔后-学〕 hau⁶ kan⁴ hok⁶ {hòu qín xué}

military logistics

後兩者〔后两-〕 hau⁶ loeng⁵ ze² {hòu liǎng zhě}

the latter two

後龍鎮〔后龙镇〕 hau⁶ lung⁴ zan³ {Hòu lóng zhèn}

Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

後腦勺〔后脑-〕 hau⁶ nou⁵ zoek³ {hòu nǎo sháo}

back of the head

後視鏡〔后视镜〕 hau⁶ si⁶ geng³ {hòu shì jìng}

rearview mirror

後天性〔后--〕 hau⁶ tin¹ sing³ {hòu tiān xìng}

acquired (characteristic etc)

後遺症〔后遗-〕 hau⁶ wai⁴ zing³ {hòu yí zhèng}

1. (medicine) sequelae
2. residual effects
3. (fig.) repercussions
4. aftermath

後置詞〔后-词〕 hau⁶ zi³ ci⁴ {hòu zhì cí}

1. postposition
2. suffix
3. word placed after

後照鏡〔后-镜〕 hau⁶ ziu³ geng³ {hòu zhào jìng}

rearview mirror (Tw)

後坐力〔后--〕 hau⁶ zo⁶ lik⁶ {hòu zuò lì}

1. recoil (of a gun)
2. backlash
3. reactive force

後生細仔〔后-细-〕 hau⁶ saang¹ sai³ zai² {hòu sheng xì zǐ}

youngsters

後生仔女〔后---〕 hau⁶ saang¹ zai² neoi⁵ {hòu shēng zǐ nǚ}

young boys and girls, teenagers

後車之鑒〔后车-鉴〕 hau⁶ ce¹ zi¹ gaam³ {hòu chē zhī jiàn}

1. lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
2. fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
3. learn from past mistake
4. once bitten twice shy

後翻筋斗〔后---〕 hau⁶ faan¹ gan¹ dau² {hòu fān jīn dǒu}

backward somersault

後悔不迭〔后---〕 hau⁶ fui³ bat¹ dit⁶ {hòu huǐ bù dié}

1. no time for regrets
2. too late to do anything

後悔莫及〔后---〕 hau⁶ fui³ mok⁶ kap⁶ {hòu huǐ mò jí}

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

後繼有人〔后继--〕 hau⁶ gai³ jau⁵ jan⁴ {hòu jì yǒu rén}

to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

後繼無人〔后继无-〕 hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴ {hòu jì wú rén}

to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

後見之明〔后见--〕 hau⁶ gin³ zi¹ ming⁴ {hòu jiàn zhī míng}

hindsight

後顧之憂〔后顾-忧〕 hau⁶ gu³ zi¹ jau¹ {hòu gù zhī yōu}

1. fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
2. worries about the future consequences
3. often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

後起之秀〔后---〕 hau⁶ hei² zi¹ sau³ {hòu qǐ zhī xiù}

1. an up-and coming youngster
2. new talent
3. a brilliant younger generation

後驗概率〔后验--〕 hau⁶ jim⁶ koi³ leot² {hòu yàn gài lǜ}

posterior probability (statistics)

後院起火〔后---〕 hau⁶ jyun² hei² fo² {hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ}

1. a fire in one's backyard
2. conflict close to home

後來居上〔后来--〕 hau⁶ loi⁴ geoi¹ soeng⁵ {hòu lái jū shàng}

1. lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
2. the pupil surpasses the master

後生可畏〔后---〕 hau⁶ saang¹ ho² wai³ {hòu shēng kě wèi}

1. will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced
2. the younger generations will surpass us in time

後西遊記〔后-游记〕 hau⁶ sai¹ jau⁴ gei³ {Hòu Xī yóu Jì}

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記

後生動物〔后-动-〕 hau⁶ sang¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ {hòu shēng dòng wù}

1. metazoa
2. the animal kingdom

後信號燈〔后-号灯〕 hau⁶ seon³ hou⁶ dang¹ {hòu xìn hào dēng}

car rear indicator

後送醫院〔后-医-〕 hau⁶ sung³ ji¹ jyun² {hòu sòng yī yuàn}

evacuation hospital (military)

後患無窮〔后-无穷〕 hau⁶ waan⁶ mou⁴ kung⁴ {hòu huàn wú qióng}

it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

後會有期〔后会--〕 hau⁶ wui⁶ jau⁵ kei⁴ {hòu huì yǒu qī}

1. I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
2. Hope to see you again.

後會無期〔后会无-〕 hau⁶ wui⁶ mou⁴ kei⁴ {hòu huì wú qī}

1. to meet again at unspecified date
2. meeting postponed indefinitely

後進先出〔后进--〕 hau⁶ zeon³ sin¹ ceot¹ {hòu jìn xiān chū}

1. to come late and leave first
2. last in, first out (LIFO)

後浪推前浪〔后----〕 hau⁶ long⁶ teoi¹ cin⁴ long⁶ {hòu làng tuī qián làng}

existing generation will be replaced by the new generation

後詞彙加工〔后词汇--〕 hau⁶ ci⁴ wui⁶ gaa¹ gung¹ {hòu cí huì jiā gōng}

post-lexical access

後現代主義〔后现--义〕 hau⁶ jin⁶ doi⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì}

post-modernism

後置修飾語〔后--饰语〕 hau⁶ zi³ sau¹ sik¹ jyu⁵ {hòu zhì xiū shì yǔ}

postmodifier (grammar)