queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
DEFINITIONS
- queen, empress, sovereign
- (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
- surname Hou
- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
STROKES
WORDS
吃后悔药 chī hòu huǐ yào | (fig.) to regret (doing sth) |
后妃 hòu fēi | imperial wives and concubines |
后羿 hòu yì | Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e |
后里 hòu lǐ | Houli township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan |
后里乡 hòu lǐ xiāng | Houli township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan |
后里鄉 hòu lǐ xiāng | Houli township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan |
后发座 hòu fà zuò | Coma Berenices (constellation) |
后髮座 hòu fà zuò | Coma Berenices (constellation) |
向后 xiàng hòu | backward |
向后翻腾 xiàng hòu fān téng | backward somersault |
哥林多后书 gē lín duō hòu shū | Second epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians |
善后借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn | reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 |
嗣后 sì hòu | from then on; after; afterwards; thereafter |
严重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ | grave consequence; serious repercussion |
在后 zài hòu | behind |
在此之后 zài cǐ zhī hòu | after this; afterwards; next |
在此后 zài cǐ hòu | after this; from then on |
域多利皇后 yù duō lì huáng hòu | Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901 |
大难不死,必有后福 dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú | one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb) |
天后 tiān hòu | Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) |
天后站 tiān hòu zhàn | Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island) |
好戏还在后头 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou | the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet |
季后赛 jì hòu sài | a playoff |
学然后知不足 xué rán hòu zhī bù zú | to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) |
察哈尔右翼后旗 chá hā ěr yòu yì hòu qí | Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia |