粵

之zi1後hau6

simp之后
zi1 hau6zhī hòu

English

  1. after; behind
  2. afterwards; later; going forward
  3. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
  4. after (added after an action)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以後;遲啲;未來嘅時間
  2. 一件事完咗跟住嘅時間

Examples

  • 之後我想帶飯返工。

    Going forward, I want to bring lunchbox to work. ----

  • 我哋三個鐘之後見啦。

    We'll meet in three hours.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 食完飯之後我哋去咗唱K。

    After having a meal, we went for karaoke.

  • 十點之後唔好打電話俾我。

    Don't call me up after ten o'clock.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我沖完涼之後飲咗啲汽水。

    After taking a bath, I drank some soft drink.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你畢咗業之後諗住做啲咩呀?

    What will you do after graduation?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢哋睇完套戲之後就瞓著咗。

    They fell asleep after the movie.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 火車二十九分鐘之後就會開。

    The train departs in twenty-nine minutes.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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