然後

See also: 然后

Chinese

		so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (然後)		然	後
simp. (然后)		然	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ránhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ hau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-heu / yàn-heu
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): jiân-āu / liân-āu / liân-ǎu / liân-hiǒ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): riêng⁵ ao⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): zoe hheu (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ránhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranhow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ránhòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ hau⁶
    • Yale: yìhn hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ hɐu̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 延後／延后 然後／然后

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiân-āu
    • Tâi-lô: jiân-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jien'au
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑiɛn²³⁻³³ aʊ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑiɛn¹³⁻²² aʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-āu
    • Tâi-lô: liân-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lien'au
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ aʊ³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /liɛn²⁴⁻²¹ aʊ²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² aʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-ǎu
    • Tâi-lô: liân-ǎu
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² aʊ³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² aʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hiǒ
    • Tâi-lô: liân-hiǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² hio²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: riêng⁵ ao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jiêng ău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ au³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zoe hheu (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̻ø²² ɦɜ⁴⁴/

Conjunction

然後

1. then; after that; afterwards; and

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 然之後／然之后 (jin4 zi1 hau6)
• (Min Nan) 了後／了后 (liáu-āu)

Derived terms

• 然後呢／然后呢 (ránhòu ne)

Related terms

• 後來／后来 (hòulái)
• 以後／以后 (yǐhòu)