以後

以後

See also: 以后

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (以後)		以	後
simp. (以后)		以	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yǐhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): yi³ hou⁴

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йиху (yihu, II-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ hau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yî-heu
• Min Bei (KCR): ǐ-hē
• Min Nan (POJ): í-ǎu / í-āu / í-hiǒ
• Wu (Wiktionary): i hheu (T1); i (T1) + hheu (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): i³ hou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐhòu
    • Wade–Giles: i³-hou⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiihow
    • Palladius: ихоу (ixou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yi³ hou⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ixou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵³ xəu²¹³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йиху (yihu, II-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ xou⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ hau⁶
    • Yale: yíh hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ hɐu̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 以後／以后 爾後／尔后

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: i´ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i²⁴⁻¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i´ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǐ-hē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹ xe⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-ǎu
    • Tâi-lô: í-ǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-āu
    • Tâi-lô: í-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: yau
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-hiǒ
    • Tâi-lô: í-hiǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hio²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: i hheu (T1); i (T1) + hheu (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ɦɜ²¹/, /i⁴⁴  ɦɜ²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: i³ hou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴¹ xəu²¹⁻¹¹/

Noun

以後

1. afterwards

   改革開放以後，中國產品逐漸走向了世界。 [MSC, trad.]
   改革开放以后，中国产品逐渐走向了世界。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gǎigé Kāifàng yǐhòu, Zhōngguó chǎnpǐn zhújiàn zǒuxiàng le shìjiè. [Pinyin]

   After China's reform and opening up to the world, its products have received global recognition.

   他到了北京以後天天蹭我的飯。 [MSC, trad.]
   他到了北京以后天天蹭我的饭。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā dào le Běijīng yǐhòu tiāntiān cèng wǒ de fàn. [Pinyin]

   After he arrived in Beijing, he freeloaded from me every day.

2. after this; from now on; henceforth; in the future

   老師，我以後可以經常過來向您討教嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   老师，我以后可以经常过来向您讨教吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Lǎoshī, wǒ yǐhòu kěyǐ jīngcháng guòlái xiàng nín tǎojiào ma? [Pinyin]

   Teacher, can I seek more advice from you in the future?

Synonyms

• (afterwards): 而後／而后 (érhòu)
• (after this):

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Synonyms of 以後

自今 (zìjīn) (literary) 自此 (zìcǐ) 今後／今后 (jīnhòu) 嗣後／嗣后 (sìhòu) (literary) 往後／往后 (wǎnghòu) 從今以後／从今以后 (cóngjīn yǐhòu) 從今往後／从今往后 (cóngjīn wǎnghòu) 從此／从此 (cóngcǐ) 從此以後／从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)

從這起／从这起 (Min Nan) 從際起／从际起 (Min Nan) 日後／日后 (rìhòu) 此後／此后 (cǐhòu) 爾後／尔后 (ěrhòu) (literary) 自後／自后 (zìhòu) (Classical Chinese) 自茲／自兹 (zìzī) (literary) 趕後兒／赶后儿 (gǎnhòur) (Beijing) 過後兒／过后儿 (guòhòur) (Beijing)

Derived terms

從此以後／从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu)

See also

• 後來／后来 (hòulái)
• 然後／然后 (ránhòu)

Further reading

• “Entry #1351”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
以	後
い Grade: 4	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 已後

Etymology

以 (i-, “from... and”) +‎ 後 (go, “behind; after”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) い​ご [íꜜgò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iɡo̞]

• • Homophones: 囲碁, 咿唔

Adverb

以(い)後(ご) • (igo) 

1. from now on

   以(い)後(ご)気(き)をつけます。

   Igo ki o tsukemasu.

   I will be more careful from now on.

2. from... on
   • 1988 July 30 [Dec 25 1983], Fujiko F. Fujio, “コマーさる [Monketing]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), volume 1 (fiction), 16th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 53:

     ＵＦＯ(ユーフォー)をみた。家(いえ)に帰(かえ)るとさるがいなかった。その以(い)後(ご)さるをみかけたことはない。

     Yūfō o mita. Ie ni kaeru to saru ga inakatta. Sono igo saru o mikaketa koto wa nai.

     I saw a UFO that day. That monkey was no longer there when I got home. I never saw him again.

   • 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “ポストの中(なか)の明(あ)日(す) [Post-Mid-Tomorrow]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), volume 2 (fiction), 10th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 39:

     この日(ひ)以(い)後(ご)、ぼくはあすをみていない。

     Kono hi igo, boku wa asu o miteinai.

     From that day on, I never foresaw tomorrow again.

See also

• 今(こん)後(ご) (kongo, “from now on”)