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後天

後天

See also: 后天

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	day; sky; heaven
trad. (後天)		後	天
simp. (后天)		后	天

Noun

後天

day after tomorrow
nurture (as opposed to nature)
先天與後天 / 先天与后天 ― xiāntiān yǔ hòutiān ― nature and nurture

Synonyms

(day after tomorrow): 後日／后日 (hòurì)

Antonyms

(day after tomorrow): 前天 (qiántiān, “day before yesterday”)
(nurture): 先天 (xiāntiān)

Derived terms

大後天／大后天 (dàhòutiān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hòutiān

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ tin¹
Min Nan (POJ): hō͘-thian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hòutiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howtian
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ tin¹
  - Yale: hauh tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-thian
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-thian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxtiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/