斷後

See also: 断后

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (斷後)		斷	後
simp. (断后)		断	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duànhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ

• Jin (Wiktionary): duan³ hou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duànhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duànhòu
    • Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: dwàn-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannhow
    • Palladius: дуаньхоу (duanʹxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: duan³ hou³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuæ̃⁴⁵ xəu⁴⁵/

Note: to have no offspring.

Verb

斷後

1. to have no offspring; to have no progeny
2. (military) to guard one's rear with a detachment of soldiers (in order to prevent the enemy from giving chase)

Synonyms

• (to have no offspring): 斷代／断代 (duàndài), 絕後／绝后 (juéhòu)