後知後覺

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	to know; to be aware	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
trad. (後知後覺)		後	知	後	覺
simp. (后知后觉)		后	知	后	觉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòuzhīhòujué

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ zi¹ hau⁶ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòuzhīhòujué
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòujhihhòujyué
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-chih¹-hou⁴-chüeh²
    • Yale: hòu-jr̄-hòu-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howjyhowjyue
    • Palladius: хоучжихоуцзюэ (xoučžixouczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ zi¹ hau⁶ gok³
    • Yale: hauh jī hauh gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ dzi¹ hau⁶ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ ji¹ heo⁶ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² kɔːk̚³/

Idiom

後知後覺

1. to only become aware of something after it has happened