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Tiānhòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖
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Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)

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Word Compounds


        tiān, day/sky/heaven
        jīntiān, today/at the present/now
        míngtiān, tomorrow
        zuótiān, yesterday
        měitiān, every day/everyday
        nàtiān, that day/the other day
        lǎotiān, God/Heavens
使         tiānshǐ, angel
        tiāntáng, paradise/heaven
        tiānqì, [天氣], weather
        liáotiān, to chat/to gossip
        tiānfù, [天賦], gift/innate skill
        zhěngtiān, all day long/whole day
        xiàtiān, summer/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiāncái, talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
        xiètiānxièdì, [謝天謝地], Thank heavens!/Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
        
        tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
        tiānkōng, sky
        báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
        Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūntiān, spring (season)/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānshàng, celestial/heavenly
        dōngtiān, winter/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzhēn, naive/innocent/artless
        tiāntiān, every day
        tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
        dāngtiān/dàngtiān, [當天], on that day, the same day
        qiūtiān, autumn/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
        tiānfèn, natural gift/talent
        Tiānzhǔjiào, Catholicism
        gǎitiān, another day/some other time/to find another day (for appointment etc)/to take a ...
        chéngtiān, (coll.) all day long/all the time
        tiānliàng, dawn/daybreak
        tiānxìng, nature/innate tendency
        Tiānzhǔjiàotú, Catholic/follower of Catholicism
        tiānrán, natural
线         tiānxiàn, [天線], antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials
        zhètiān, [這天], today/this day
        
        shàngtiān, Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off...
        tiāndì, heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
        lùtiān, outdoors/al fresco/in the open
        
        bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzǐ, the (rightful) emperor/"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
        qiántiān, the day before yesterday
        yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
        cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
        tiāné, [天鵝], swan
        Tiānzhǔ, God (in Catholicism)/abbr. for 天主教[Tiān zhǔ jiào], Catholicism
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
        tiānguó, [天國], Kingdom of Heaven
        tiānxiǎode, [天曉得], Heaven knows!
        guāngtiānhuàrì, the full light of day (idiom)/fig. peace and prosperity/in broad daylight
        tiānhuáng, emperor/emperor of Japan
        dàbáitiān, broad daylight
        tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
        quántiānhòu, all-weather
        lántiān, [藍天], blue sky
        hángtiān, space flight
        tiānchuāng, hatchway/skylight/sun roof
        Tiānqiáo/tiānqiáo, [天橋], Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong/Tianqiao district ...
        tiānránqì, [天然氣], natural gas
        tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
        Lǐbàitiān, [禮拜天], Sunday
        tiāntǐ, [天體], celestial body/nude body
        tiānmǎ, [天馬], celestial horse (mythology)/fine horse/Ferghana horse/(western mythology) Pegasu...
        tiānéróng, [天鵝絨], velvet/swan's down
        tiānyì, providence/the Will of Heaven
        tiānfāndìfù, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
        
        chōngtiān, [沖天], to soar/to rocket
        Tiānwángxīng, Uranus (planet)
        tiāndà, gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
        TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
        qíngtiān, clear sky/sunny day
        
        tiānshén, god/deity
        wúfǎwútiān, [無法無天], regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick/undisciplined an...
        tiānyá, the other end of the world/a faraway place
        shēngtiān, lit. to ascend to heaven/to die
        fāntiānfùdì, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        
西         Xītiān, the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
        tiānsè, color of the sky/time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky/weather
        tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck
        mótiāndàlóu, [摩天大樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        tiānwáng, emperor/god/Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title/see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
        tiānpíng, scales (to weigh things)
        cāngtiān, [蒼天], firmament
        mǎntiānfēi, [滿天飛], to rush around everywhere/always active
        xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
        Tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven/destiny/fate/one's life span
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        
        
        tiānzàodìshè, [天造地設], lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)/ideal/perfect/(of a match) made...
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        
        pūtiāngàidì, [鋪天蓋地], lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        tiānlài, [天籟], sounds of nature
        
        xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
        tiānwéntái, observatory
        tiānwén, astronomy
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        
        yǔtiān, rainy day/rainy weather
        tiāntíng, middle of the forehead/imperial court/heaven
        tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
        hángtiānfēijī, [航天飛機], space shuttle
        Qǐrényōutiān, [杞人憂天], man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
        Tiānzhú, the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
        tiānlǐ, Heaven's law/the natural order of things
        tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
        tiānzhí, [天職], vocation/duty/mission in life
        màntiān, lit. to fill the whole sky/everywhere/as far as the eye can see
        xìntiānwēng, albatross (family Diomedeidae)
        fēitiān, [飛天], flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
        
        jīngtiāndòngdì, [驚天動地], world-shaking (idiom)
        quántiān, whole day
        
        tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
        kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
        
        
        lètiānpài, [樂天派], happy-go-lucky people/optimists
        tiānjī, [天機], mystery known only to heaven (archaic)/inscrutable twist of fate/fig. top secret
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        
        tiānjià, [天價], extremely expensive/sky-high price
        tiāndí, [天敵], predator/natural enemy
        
        tiānjì, [天際], horizon
        
        tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
        rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
        
        
        hángtiānjú, space agency
        yuàntiānyóurén, (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
        bīngtiānxuědì, a world of ice and snow
        
        mǎntiān, [滿天], whole sky
        
        
        chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
        kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
        TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
        tiānbiān, [天邊], horizon/ends of the earth/remotest places
        tiānzī, [天資], innate talent/gift/flair/native resource/dowry
        tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
        Tiānxiēzuò, [天蠍座], Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        
        
        tiānshū, [天書], imperial edict/heavenly book (superstition)/obscure or illegible writing/double ...
        tiānjǐng, courtyard/patio/veranda/atrium/acupuncture point TB0
        tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
        
        dǎndàbāotiān, [膽大包天], reckless/extremely daring
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        
        
        tiānjīngdìyì, [天經地義], lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and...
        tiānxiān, immortal (esp. female)/deity/fairy/Goddess/fig. beautiful woman
        jiǔtiān, the Ninth Heaven/the highest of the heavens
        
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        tántiān, [談天], to chat
        tiānzāi, [天災], natural disaster
        dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
        shāngtiānhàilǐ, [傷天害理], to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven/outrag...
        tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
        Tiānchèngzuò, Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        mántiānguòhǎi, [瞞天過海], to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
        yīntiān, [陰天], cloudy day/overcast sky
        qíngtiānpīlì, [晴天霹靂], thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
        
        pòtiānhuāng, unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever
        màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
        
        bēitiānmǐnrén, [悲天憫人], to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
        rúrìzhōngtiān, lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)/fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career ...
        
        Rèntiāntáng, Nintendo
        qīngtiān, clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)
        hángtiānyuán, [航天員], astronaut
        Tiāngōng, [天宮], Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
        tiānzhúkuí, geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
        
        TiānéHú, [天鵝湖], Swan Lake
        huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
        tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
        mótiāndàshà, [摩天大廈], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        lěngtiān, cold weather/cold season
        tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
        mótiānlóu, [摩天樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        
        hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
        tiānluódìwǎng, [天羅地網], inescapable net (idiom)/trap/dragnet
        
        bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        yībùdēngtiān, reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) in...
        
        yànyángtiān, [豔陽天], bright sunny day/blazing hot day
        yǔguòtiānqíng, [雨過天晴], sky clears after rain/new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)/every cloud ha...
        tiānhándìdòng, [天寒地凍], cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
        hángtiānqì, spacecraft
        mǎntiānxīng, [滿天星], Baby's Breath/Gypsophila paniculata
        tiānlánsè, [天藍色], azure
        
        tiāncì, [天賜], bestowed by heaven
        wùjìngtiānzé, [物競天擇], natural selection
        
        
        
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
        tiānshí, [天時], the time/the right time/weather conditions/destiny/course of time/heaven's natur...
        Lètiān/lètiān, [樂天], Lotte (South Korean conglomerate), carefree/happy-go-lucky/optimistic
        
        tiānpéng, ceiling/awning
        huítiānfáshù, [回天乏術], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        liántiān, [連天], reaching the sky/for days on end/incessantly
使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
        
        làngjìtiānyá, [浪跡天涯], to roam far and wide (idiom)/to travel the world
        tiānnián, natural life span
        
        
        
        
        
        tāotiāndàzuì, heinous crime
        yǎngtiān, to face upwards/to look up to the sky
        zhōngtiān, culmination (astronomy)
        
        húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
        bàotiǎntiānwù, to waste natural resources recklessly/not to know how to use things sparingly
        
        tiānzhēnlànmàn, [天真爛漫], innocent and unaffected
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        tiānhòu, weather
        tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ...
        tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
        tiānxiàng, meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
        tiāndào, natural law/heavenly law/weather (dialect)
        
        
        huāntiānxǐdì, [歡天喜地], delighted/with great joy/in high spirits
        jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        
        
        zhētiānbìrì, lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        
        sàngjìntiānliáng, [喪盡天良], devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
        dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
        
        tiānwǎnghuīhuī, [天網恢恢], lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)...
        
        guītiān, [歸天], to die
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
        tiānlán, [天藍], sky blue
        
        
        zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
        tiānzāirénhuò, [天災人禍], natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
        tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
        
        
        
        zuìètāotiān, [罪惡滔天], evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        
        détiāndúhòu, [得天獨厚], blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature
        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        
        tiānlún, [天倫], family bonds/ethical family relations
        
        tiāngān, the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[...
        
        Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
        tiānr, [天兒], the weather
        tiāngōng, heaven/lord of heaven
        Tiāntán, [天壇], Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
        
        
        cāntiān, [參天], reach high to the sky/tall/of great height
        tiānxiàngyí, [天象儀], planetarium projector
        Hútiān, Zoroastrianism
        tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
        tiāndàochóuqín, Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
        shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
        
        jīquǎnshēngtiān, [雞犬升天], lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)/fig. to ride on sb else's success/O...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bàitiāndì, to worship heaven and earth/ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashione...
        
        míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
        
        
        pǔtiāntóngqìng, [普天同慶], everybody celebrating together/universal celebration/universal rejoicing
        
        
        biàntiān, [變天], to undergo change in weather/restoration of reactionary rule or the previous reg...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        Tiānyīngzuò, [天鷹座], Aquila (constellation)
        
        
        
        dàtiāné, [大天鵝], (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
        
        
        sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
        guósètiānxiāng, [國色天香], national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
        
        
        
        
        Tiāntāi, Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/T...
        
        
        Tiānchí/tiānchí, Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang, "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain/used as t...
        Tiānjīn, Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
        
        
        
        
        tiānnándìběi, distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
        tiānniú, Longhorn beetle
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
        biéyǒudòngtiān, [別有洞天], place of charm and beauty/scenery of exceptional charm/completely different worl...
        tiāntī, stairway to heaven/high mountain road/tall ladder on a building or other large s...
        Xiǎotiāné/xiǎotiāné, [小天鵝], Little Swan (PRC appliance brand), (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus c...
        
        tiānliáng, conscience
        
        
        
        
        
        
        réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
        
        
        shǔtiān, hot (summer) day
        Tiānshùn, [天順], Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1...
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        fútiān, the hottest period of the year/see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
        

        ránhòu, [然後], after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
        Hòu/hòu, [後], surname Hou, empress/queen/(archaic) monarch/ruler, back/behind/rear/afterwards/...
        zuìhòu, [最後], final/last/finally/ultimate
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        yǐhòu, [以後], after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
        hòumiàn, [後面], rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/also pr. [hòu mian]
        hòulái, [後來], afterwards/later
        hòuhuǐ, [後悔], to regret/to repent
        bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
退         
        hòuguǒ, [後果], consequences/aftermath
        huánghòu, empress/imperial consort
        shāohòu, [稍後], in a little while/in a moment/later on
退         hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
        shēnhòu, [身後], posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
        hòubèi, [後備], reserve/backup
        mùhòu, [幕後], behind the scenes
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        hòutái, [後台], backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background
        hòuyuàn, [後院], rear court/back garden/backyard (also fig.)
        luòhòu, [落後], to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
        jīnhòu, [今後], hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
        suíhòu, [隨後], soon after
        wǎnghòu, [往後], from now on/in the future/time to come
        jiǔhòu, [酒後], after drinking/under the influence of alcohol
        hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
        hòuzuò, [後座], empress's throne/(fig.) first place in a feminine competition, back seat/pillion
        hòuyuán, [後援], reinforcement/back-up/supporting force
        hòudài, [後代], descendant/progeny/posterity/later ages/later generations
        wánghòu, queen/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        guòhòu, [過後], after the event
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        hòuwèi, [後衛], rear guard/backfield/fullback
        
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        hòuzhě, [後者], the latter
        cǐhòu, [此後], after this/afterwards/hereafter
        hòubian, [後邊], back/rear/behind
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        zhànhòu, [戰後], after the war/postwar
        hòupái, [後排], the back row
        hòuyì, [後裔], descendant
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        hòufāng, [後方], the rear/far behind the front line
        
        hòunǎosháo, [後腦勺], back of the head
        hòuxù, [後續], follow-up/(dialect) to remarry
        hòuqī, [後期], late stage/later period
        
        wǔhòu, [午後], afternoon
        
        
        hòuqín, [後勤], logistics
        hòuyízhèng, [後遺症], (medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath
        xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
        
        zuìhòutōngdié, [最後通牒], ultimatum
        hòudùn, [後盾], support/backing
        rìhòu, [日後], sometime/someday (in the future)
        hòushìjìng, [後視鏡], rearview mirror
        hòurén, [後人], later generation
        
        hòunǎo, [後腦], hindbrain/back of the head
        tuōhòutuǐ, [拖後腿], to impede/to obstruct/to hold back
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        hòuchè, [後撤], to pull back (an army)/to retreat
        érhòu, [而後], after that/then
        tàihòu, Empress Dowager
        hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
        hòulù, [後路], escape route/retreat route/communication lines to the rear/alternative course of...
        
        hòuchén, [後塵], lit. trailing dust/fig. sb's footsteps/course in life
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        
        chǎnhòu, [產後], postnatal
        qíhòu, [其後], next/later/after that
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        
        jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
        mǎhòupào, [馬後炮]/[馬後砲], lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight, lit....
        
        hòushì, [後世], later generations
        hòumā, [後媽], (coll.) stepmother
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        hòugōng, [後宮], harem/chambers of imperial concubines
殿         diànhòu, [殿後], to bring up the rear
        
        hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
        
        
        hòuzuò, [後坐], recoil (of a gun)/backlash
        hòuhuǐmòjí, [後悔莫及], too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
        Hòuténg, [後藤], Gotō (Japanese surname)
        hòubèi, [後輩], younger generation
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        dúhòugǎn, [讀後感], impression of a book/opinion expressed in a book review
        
        
        
        hòulún, [後輪], rear wheel
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        
        hòuláijūshàng, [後來居上], lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the o...
        
        hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
        
        
        
        hòupà, [後怕], lingering fear/fear after the event/post-traumatic stress
        hòuzhuì, [後綴], suffix (linguistics)
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        zhìhòu, [滯後], to lag behind
        
        
        hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        
        yùhòu, [預後], prognosis
        Xiānhòuzuò, Cassiopeia (constellation)
        
        hòusì, [後嗣], heir/descendant/posterity
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        hòugài, [後蓋], back cover/shell (of crab etc)
        
        
        
        hòuyāo, [後腰], lower back/(sports) defensive midfielder
        hòujìn, [後進], less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less expe...
        hòubèijūn, [後備軍], rearguard
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        hòuhuà, [後話], something to be taken up later in speech or writing
        
        guānhòugǎn, [觀後感], impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
        ěrhòu, [爾後], henceforth/thereafter/subsequently
        
        
        
        xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
        
        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        liúhòulù, [留後路], to leave oneself a way out
        qiūhòusuànzhàng, [秋後算賬], lit. to settle accounts after autumn/settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom...
        
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        shòuhòufúwù, [售後服務], after-sales service
        
        hòumǔ, [後母], stepmother
        hòufù, [後父], stepfather
        
        
        hòurèn, [後任], successor/(attributive) future
        hòunián, [後年], the year after next
        jiěfànghòu, [解放後], after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of...
        hòuzhàng, [後賬], undisclosed account/to settle matters later/to blame sb after the event
        
        
        
        xiēhòuyǔ, [歇後語], saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is t...
        bóshìhòu, [博士後], postdoc/a postdoctoral position
        
        
        hòuhuànwúqióng, [後患無窮], it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
        sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
        
        hòuyuán, [後緣], trailing edge (of airplane wing)
        
        hòujì, [後記], epilogue/afterword
        
        
        HòuJīn, [後金], Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing ...
        
        
        
        
        hòutíng, [後庭], backyard/imperial harem/(slang) anus
        
        chěhòutuǐ, [扯後腿], to be a drag or hindrance on sb
        wúhòu, [無後], to lack male offspring
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
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        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
        huángtàihòu, [皇太後], empress dowager
        yǔhòuchūnsǔn, [雨後春筍], lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new thing...
        
        
        

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