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, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi³ hou⁴

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ hau⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yî-heu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yi¹ hêu⁴

• Northern Min (KCR): ǐ-hē
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): í-ǎu / í-āu / í-hiǒ
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹i-gheu; ¹i ⁶gheu
• Xiang (Changsha, 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): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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–Hong Kong)
    • 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^ˊ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i²⁴⁻¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˊ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yi¹ hêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i⁴⁴⁻³⁵ heu⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǐ-hē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹ xe⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (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
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹i-gheu; ¹i ⁶gheu
    • MiniDict: i^平 gheu; i^平 gheu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹i-hheu; ¹i ³hheu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i⁵⁵ ɦɤ²¹/, /i⁴⁴  ɦɤ²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: i³ hou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴¹ xəu̯²¹⁻¹¹/

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):

edit

• 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 (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)
• 自後／自后 (zìhòu) (Classical Chinese)
• 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)

 

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 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

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

• (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 [1983 December 25], 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), 16th edition, volume 1 (fiction), 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 [1984 July 25], 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), 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), 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”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
以	後

Noun

以後 • (ihu) (hangeul 이후)

1. hanja form^? of 이후 (“thenceforth”)