to outflank and attack from the rear
1. Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet2. given name Li Yu 李煜
1. Queen Dowager (in Europe)2. widowed queen3. Queen mother
Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City
matters to attend to after sb's death (esp. funeral arrangements)
1. (idiom) not want to be outdone2. not content to lag behind
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
(idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
前仰后合 前仰後合 qián yǎng hòu hé HSK 7–9 1. to sway to and fro2. to rock back and forth
1. to rock one's body backward and forward2. to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
grave consequence; serious repercussion
1. after this2. afterwards3. next
1. thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind2. to consider repeatedly
1. to manipulate from behind the scenes2. to pull the strings
(idiom) may never meet again; unlikely to meet again
to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
1. the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)2. the younger generations will surpass us in time
to realize in hindsight; to realize belatedly; to be late to the party
to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
1. lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart2. fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor3. learn from past mistake4. once bitten twice shy+1 条 1. to come late and leave first2. last in, first out (LIFO)
从今以后 從今以後 cóng jīn yǐ hòu HSK 7–9 1. from now on2. henceforward
Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
to follow in other people's footsteps
(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
1. lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)2. to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
(military) General Logistics Department
事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event
后来者居上 後來者居上 hòu lái zhě jū shàng the latecomers surpass their predecessors
后现代主义 後現代主義 hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì postmodernism
Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
前怕狼后怕虎 前怕狼後怕虎 qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ 1. lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)2. fig. to be full of needless fears3. reds under the beds
学然后知不足 學然後知不足 xué rán hòu zhī bù zú to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 礼记[lǐ jì])
科尔沁左翼后旗 科爾沁左翼後旗 kē ěr qìn zuǒ yì hòu qí Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通辽[tōng liáo], Inner Mongolia
长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng 1. lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)2. fig. the new is constantly replacing the old3. each new generation excels the previous4. (of things) to be constantly evolving+1 条 variant of 马后炮[mǎ hòu pào]