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Jyutping san1 hau6
Pinyin shēn hòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. posthumous
  2. one's social background
  3. behind the body
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    身體後面
    behind someone
    • 喂,你身後有人。
      喂,你身后有人。
      wai3, nei5 san1 hau6 jau5 jan4
      hey, someone is behind you.
  2. 名詞
    人死​後
    after one's death
    • 身後事
      身后事
      san1 hau6 si6
      After-Death Arrangements
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    place behind one
  2. noun
    time after one's death; posthumous time
  3. noun
    social background; social standing
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请把你身后的门关了。
    請把你身後的門關了。
    qǐng bǎ nǐ shēn hòu de mén guān le 。
    • Please shut the door behind you.
  2. Mandarin
    在他们身后的男人正在弹钢琴。
    在他們身後的男人正在彈鋼琴。
    zài tā men shēn hòu de nán rén zhèng zài dàn gāng qín 。
    • The man behind them is playing the piano.
  3. Mandarin
    瞧你身后。
    瞧你身後。
    qiáo nǐ shēn hòu 。
    • Look behind you.
    • Look back.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地遛近了玛丽身后。
    湯姆鬼鬼祟祟地遛近了瑪麗身後。
    tāng mǔ guǐ guǐ suì suì dì liú jìn le mǎ lì shēn hòu 。
    • Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
  5. Mandarin
    我跟汤姆问好的时候,他躲在他妈妈身后。
    我跟湯姆問好的時候,他躲在他媽媽身後。
    wǒ gēn tāng mǔ wèn hǎo de shí hou , tā duǒ zài tā mā ma shēn hòu 。
    • Tom hid behind his mom when I said "hi" to him.
    • When I said 'Hello' to Tom, he hid behind his mother.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我料理咗阿爷嘅身后事就返美国嚹。
    我料理咗阿爺嘅身後事就返美國嚹。
    ngo5 liu6 lei5 zo2 aa3 je4 ge3 san1 hau6 si6 zau6 faan1 mei5 gwok3 laa3
    • I will go back to America after I finish the arrangements for grandpa's funeral.
  2. Cantonese
    办身后事
    辦身後事
    baan6 san1 hau6 si6
    • to handle after-death arrangements
  3. Cantonese
    喂,你身后有人。
    喂,你身後有人。
    wai3, nei5 san1 hau6 jau5 jan4
    • hey, someone is behind you.
  4. Cantonese
    身后事
    身後事
    san1 hau6 si6
    • After-Death Arrangements
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    而这时,身后的荒岛已经消失,像是那里发生了陆沉,只剩下一片澄明的海……
    而這時,身後的荒島已經消失,像是那裏發生了陸沉,只剩下一片澄明的海……
    ér zhè shí , shēn hòu de huāng dǎo yǐ jīng xiāo shī , xiàng shì nà lǐ fā shēng le lù chén , zhǐ shèng xià yī piàn chéng míng de hǎi . . . . . .
    • Right now, the islands behind me have already disappeared, as if they had sunk into the sea, leaving a clear and open sea behind…