自後

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (自後)		自	後
simp. (自后)		自	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄏㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhhòu
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhhow
    • Palladius: цзыхоу (czyxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzijH huwX|huwH

Rime
Character	自	後	後
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	侯 (137)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	疾二切	胡口切	胡遘切
Baxter	dzijH	huwX	huwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziɪH/	/ɦəuX/	/ɦəuH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziH/	/ɦəuX/	/ɦəuH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zjɪH/	/ɣəuX/	/ɣəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziH/	/ɦəwX/	/ɦəwH/
Li Rong	/d͡ziH/	/ɣuX/	/ɣuH/
Wang Li	/d͡ziH/	/ɣəuX/	/ɣəuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱiH/	/ɣə̯uX/	/ɣə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zì	hòu	hòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi6	hau6	hau6

Adverb

自後

1. (Classical) henceforth; from now on; from this moment on

Synonyms

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• 今後／今后 (jīnhòu)
• 以後／以后 (yǐhòu)
• 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 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 從際起／从际起 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 日後／日后 (rìhòu)
• 此後／此后 (cǐhòu)
• 爾後／尔后 (ěrhòu) (literary)
• 自今 (zìjīn) (literary)
• 自此 (zìcǐ)
• 自茲／自兹 (zìzī) (literary)
• 趕後兒／赶后儿 (gǎnhòur) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 過後兒／过后儿 (guòhòur) (Beijing Mandarin)