殿後

Chinese

		palace hall	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (殿後)		殿	後
simp. (殿后)		殿	后

Etymology

Related to 殿軍／殿军 (diànjūn).

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diànhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): din⁶ hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diànhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diànhòu
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: dyàn-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannhow
    • Palladius: дяньхоу (djanʹxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: din⁶ hau⁶
    • Yale: dihn hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² hɐu̯²²/

Verb

殿後

1. to bring up the rear; to rearguard

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 押後／押后 (yāhòu)