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

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

to bring up the rear; to rearguard

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 押後／押后 (yāhòu)