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back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
descendants; frontier
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Pronunciation
Noun
後裔
- descendant; offspring; progeny
前夜夢，余若將買取孔子之宅于孔子之後裔，卽孔子四十七八代孫云爾。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]- From: 《旅軒集/여헌집》, 1500s—1600s
- Jeon'ya mong, yeo yak jang maechwi Gongja ji taek u Gongja ji huye, jeuk Gaongja sasip chil pal dae son un'i [Sino-Korean]
- I had a dream yesterday night. It was as if I was about to purchase Confucius's house from a descendant of his. That is to say, he was Confucius's descendant by the 47th or 48th generation, and that was all.
Synonyms
- 下輩／下辈 (xiàbèi)
- 仔孫／仔孙 (zai2 syun1) (Cantonese)
- 兒孫／儿孙 (érsūn)
- 囝孫／囝孙 (Min)
- 子孫／子孙 (zǐsūn)
- 子胤 (zǐyìn) (literary)
- 孫子／孙子 (literary)
- 後人／后人 (hòurén)
- 後代／后代 (hòudài)
- 後嗣／后嗣 (hòusì)
- 後生／后生 (hòushēng) (literary)
- 根 (gēn) (figurative)
- 緒餘／绪余 (xùyú) (literary)
- 苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
- 遺裔／遗裔 (yíyì) (literary)
- 餘緒／余绪 (yúxù) (literary)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
後裔 • (kōei)
- descendant
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Antonyms
Korean
Noun
後裔 • (huye) (hangeul 후예)
- hanja form? of 후예 (“descendant”)
Vietnamese
Noun
後裔
- chữ Hán form of hậu duệ (“descendant”).