Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- hòu
English
- behind, rear, after
- back
- behind; back; rear
- afterwards; later; post-
- descendents
- behind
- last
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
粵語
- 背脊嘅方向；面對住嘅方向嘅相反
- 指過咗一段時間，過咗某個時期
- 排名、次序入面第尾數起嘅
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 後
- 以後ji5 hau6
after
- 後日hau6 jat6
the day after tomorrow
- 後果hau6 gwo2
consequences; aftermath
- 落後lok6 hau6
to fall behind
- 前後cin4 hau6
around
- 後生hau6 saang1
young generation
- 後手hau6 sau2
defensive position (in chess)
- 後退hau6 teoi3
to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 之後zi1 hau6
after; behind
- 最後zeoi3 hau6
final; last; ultimate
- 然後jin4 hau6
then; after that; afterwards
- 後勁hau6 ging3
energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity
- 退後teoi3 hau6
to stand back
- 後來hau6 loi4
afterwards; later
- 後人hau6 jan4
later generation
- 後年hau6 nin2
the year after next
- 後患hau6 waan6
future trouble
- 殿後din6 hau6
to bring up the rear
- 後面hau6 min6
the back; the rear; the last bit
- 先後sin1 hau6
early or late; first and last; priority
- 背後bui3 hau6
behind
- 隨後ceoi4 hau6
afterward; later; subsequently; following that
- 押後aat3 hau6
to adjourn
- 後事hau6 si6
future events