hậu

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 后.

Noun

(classifier con) hậu

  1. (chess) queen
See also
Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh mã tốt, chốt

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 後.

Prefix

hậu

  1. post-
    Antonym: tiền
    hậu đại dịch ― post-pandemic
  2. (history, of a dynasty) later (used to distinguish similarly named dynasties)
    Antonym: tiền
    nhà Hậu Lê
    the Later Lê dynasty
    Hậu Hán thư
    the Book of the Later Han

See also

Etymology 3

Romanization

hậu

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 厚 (“generous; kind”)

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