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Chinese
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back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair |
| trad. (後事)
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後
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事
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| simp. (后事)
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后
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事
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| anagram
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事後／事后
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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後
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後
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事
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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匣 (33)
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匣 (33)
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崇 (20)
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| Final (韻)
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侯 (137)
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侯 (137)
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之 (19)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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胡口切
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胡遘切
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鉏吏切
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| Baxter
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huwX
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huwH
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dzriH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɦəuX/
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/ɦəuH/
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/d͡ʒɨH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɦəuX/
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/ɦəuH/
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/ɖ͡ʐɨH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɣəuX/
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/ɣəuH/
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/d͡ʒieH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɦəwX/
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/ɦəwH/
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/ɖ͡ʐɨH/
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Li
Rong
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/ɣuX/
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/ɣuH/
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/d͡ʒiəH/
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Wang
Li
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/ɣəuX/
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/ɣəuH/
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/d͡ʒĭəH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ɣə̯uX/
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/ɣə̯uH/
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/ɖ͡ʐʱiH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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hòu
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hòu
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zhì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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hau6
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hau6
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zi6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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後
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事
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hòu
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shì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ huwX ›
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‹ dzriH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁ(r)oʔ/
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/*rəʔ-s/
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| English
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after
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serve; service, affair
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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後
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後
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事
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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2/2
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| No.
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5178
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5179
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11486
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Phonetic
component
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後
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後
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史
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Rime
group
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侯
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侯
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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厚
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𠋫
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事
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɢoːʔ/
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/*ɢoːs/
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/*zrɯs/
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| Notes
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甲文象足受系而遲後（文源）
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史吏轉註字
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Noun
後事
- (literary) aftermath; future events
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (archaic) successor
- funeral arrangements
- 後事從簡／后事从简 ― hòushì cóngjiǎn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
- (funeral arrangements): 身後事／身后事 (shēnhòushì)
Japanese
Noun
後事 • (kōji)
- future affairs, unfinished business
- 彼に後事を託す。
- Kare ni kōji o takusu.
- Ask him to see to my affairs.
Usage notes
Often used to refer to affairs or duties left unfinished after one's death.