後人 [后－]

Jyutping hau6 jan4
Pinyin hòu rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. later generation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​人​或者​家族​嘅​繼​承​者​、​子嗣​；​通常​嗰​個​人​或者​家族​有​一定​嘅​名望​或者​身份
    later generation; descendant
    • 新中國成立之後，皇帝嘅後人都變成平民喇。
      新中国成立之后，皇帝嘅后人都变成平民喇。
      san1 zung1 gwok3 sing4 laap6 zi1 hau6, wong4 dai3 ge3 hau6 jan4 dou1 bin3 sing4 ping4 man4 laa3.
      Since the new China was established, descendants of the emperors have become common people.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    people in the rear
  2. noun
    later generations; future generations; posterity
    (syn.) 苗, 後嗣, 后嗣, 囝孙, 儿孙, 孫子, 后裔, 绪余, 餘緒, 子孙, 孙子, 遺裔, 後代, 仔孙, 囝孫, 後裔, 遗裔, 余绪, 後生, 緒餘, 子孫, 后代, 后生, 仔孫, 兒孫, 子胤
  3. verb
    to lag behind others
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1682
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    地震后人们普遍觉得恐慌。
    地震後人們普遍覺得恐慌。
    dì zhèn hòu rén men pǔ biàn jué de kǒng huāng 。
    • There was widespread panic after the earthquake.
  2. Mandarin
    如果人类的物质生活一年比一年富足，蛋糕的推出越来越精致，科技越来越便利，同时没有前人种树就不可能有后人乘凉，那么我便可以肯定“富有”的人生，肯定是由热爱吃苦的前辈，那群带有苦味的食客开创出来的。
    如果人類的物質生活一年比一年富足，蛋糕的推出越來越精緻，科技越來越便利，同時沒有前人種樹就不可能有後人乘涼，那麼我便可以肯定“富有”的人生，肯定是由熱愛吃苦的前輩，那群帶有苦味的食客開創出來的。
    rú guǒ rén lèi de wù zhì shēng huó yī nián bǐ yī nián fù zú ， dàn gāo de tuī chū yuè lái yuè jīng zhì ， kē jì yuè lái yuè biàn lì ， tóng shí méi yǒu qián rén zhòng shù jiù bù kě néng yǒu hòu rén chéng liáng ， nà me wǒ biàn kě yǐ kěn dìng “ fù yǒu ” de rén shēng ， kěn dìng shì yóu rè ài chī kǔ de qián bèi ， nà qún dài yǒu kǔ wèi de shí kè kāi chuàng chū lái de 。
    • If humanity's material life enriches year by year, then the quality of cakes would be more and more elaborate. Then technology would also become more convinent. Therefore, I am sure, that without the hard work of our predecessors, there is no convinence to our life. It is for certain that greatness started with the first bitter tasting food created through our labouring forefather's hands.
  3. Mandarin
    前人铺路，后人行路。
    前人鋪路，後人行路。
    qián rén pū lù ， hòu rén xíng lù 。
    • One generation builds the street that the next will travel on.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    后人奉老、庄为道家嘅始祖。
    後人奉老、莊為道家嘅始祖。
    hau6 jan4 fung6 lou5 zong1 wai4 dou6 gaa1 ge3 ci2 zou2.
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    阴宅嘅风水可以关系到后人嘅运气。
    陰宅嘅風水可以關係到後人嘅運氣。
    jam1 zaak2 ge3 fung1 seoi2 ho2 ji5 gwaan1 hai6 dou3 hau6 jan4 ge3 wan6 hei3.
    • The fengshui of the tombs for ancestors can be related to the fortune of the later generations.
  3. Cantonese
    好好地Florence个译名系「翡冷翠」，后人系都要多手叫佢做「佛罗伦斯」。
    好好地Florence個譯名係「翡冷翠」，後人係都要多手叫佢做「佛羅倫斯」。
    hou2 hou2 dei2 Florence go3 jik6 meng2 hai6 fei2 laang5 ceoi3, hau6 jan4 hai6 dou1 jiu3 do1 sau2 giu3 keoi5 zou6 fat6 lo4 leon4 si1.
    • It was all good when Florence was translated as 翡冷翠 (fei2 laang5 ceoi3), but afterwards, people insisted on reinventing the wheel and call it 佛羅倫斯 (fat6 lo4 leon4 si1).
  4. Cantonese
    为善不甘后人
    為善不甘後人
    wai4 sin6 bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4
    • unwilling to be outdone in charity
  5. Cantonese
    不甘后人
    不甘後人
    bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4
    • unwilling to fall behind
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    今天的年轻人也应该为他们的后人艰苦奋斗，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的态度过日子。
    今天的年輕人也應該為他們的後人艱苦奮鬥，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的態度過日子。
    jīn tiān de nián qīng rén yě yīng gāi wèi tā men de hòu rén jiān kǔ fèn dòu ， bù néng bào zhe “ jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì ” de tài dù guò rì zi ．
    • Today's youth must struggle diligently for the sake of those who will come after them. They must not while away their time with an attitude of here today, gone tomorrow.