後漢

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (後漢)		後	漢
simp. (后汉)		后	汉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hòuhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ hon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hòuhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hòuhàn
    • Wade–Giles: Hou⁴-han⁴
    • Yale: Hòu-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Howhann
    • Palladius: Хоухань (Xouxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ hon³
    • Yale: hauh hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² hɔːn³³/

Proper noun

後漢

1. Later Han (947–951)
2. Alternative name for 東漢／东汉 (Dōnghàn, “Eastern Han”).

   • 親賢臣，遠小人，此先漢所以興隆也。親小人，遠賢臣，此後漢所以傾頹也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     亲贤臣，远小人，此先汉所以兴隆也。亲小人，远贤臣，此后汉所以倾颓也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), 出師表

     Qīn xiánchén, yuǎn xiǎorén, cǐ Xiānhàn suǒyǐ xīnglóng yě. Qīn xiǎorén, yuǎn xiánchén, cǐ Hòuhàn suǒyǐ qīngtuí yě. [Pinyin]

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   • 伏以佛者，夷狄之一法耳，自後漢時流入中國，上古未嘗有也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     伏以佛者，夷狄之一法耳，自后汉时流入中国，上古未尝有也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 819, Han Yu, 論佛骨表

     Fú yǐ fó zhě, yídí zhī yī fǎ ěr, zì Hòuhàn shí liúrù Zhōngguó, shànggǔ wèicháng yǒu yě. [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

• 後漢書 / 后汉书 (Hòuhànshū)