粵

事si6後hau6

simp事后
si6 hau6shì hòu

English

  1. after the event
  2. in hindsight
  3. in retrospect
  4. after an event; afterwards; later

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某件事發生之後

Examples

  • 但是,当然啦,事后诸葛亮总是好当。

    But, of course, hindsight is 20-20.

    Tatoeba · irrationale CC BY

  • 他跟一个去中国的同事后来把圣经中的新约翻译成中文。

    He and a colleague who went to China later translated The New Testament into Chinese.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 事後丸

    morning-after pill

  • 事後煙

    cigarette after sex

  • 佢事後先發現俾人偷咗錢。

    He only realized after the event that he'd been robbed.

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

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