按时间先后 按時間先後 àn shí jiān xiān hòu chronological
Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
产后抑郁症 產後抑鬱症 chǎn hòu yì yù zhèng postpartum depression
真后生动物 真後生動物 zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù 1. eumetazoa2. subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
赶前不赶后 趕前不趕後 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu (saying) better to act early than rush later
酒后吐真言 酒後吐真言 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán 1. after wine, spit out the truth2. in vino veritas
好戏还在后头 好戲還在後頭 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou 1. the best part of the show is yet to come2. (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come3. you ain't seen nothin' yet
核燃料后处理 核燃料後處理 hé rán liào hòu chǔ lǐ nuclear fuel reprocessing
双后前兵开局 雙后前兵開局 shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú 1. Double Queen Pawn Opening2. Closed Game (chess)3. same as 封闭性开局
创伤后应激障碍 創傷後應激障礙 chuāng shāng hòu yìng jī zhàng ài post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
察哈尔右翼后旗 察哈爾右翼後旗 chá hā ěr yòu yì hòu qí Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
帖撒罗尼迦后书 帖撒羅尼迦後書 tiě sā luó ní jiā hòu shū Second Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians
摊薄后每股盈利 攤薄後每股盈利 tān bó hòu měi gǔ yíng lì diluted earnings per share
不孝有三，无后为大 不孝有三，無後為大 bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
先天不足，后天失调 先天不足，後天失調 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo 1. to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life2. (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
前不着村，后不着店 前不著村，後不著店 qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn 1. lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)2. fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere3. to be in a predicament
前事不忘，后事之师 前事不忘，後事之師 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树，后人乘凉 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前无古人，后无来者 前無古人，後無來者 qián wú gǔ rén , hòu wú lái zhě 1. there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)2. never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future3. peerless
前车之覆，后车之鉴 前車之覆，後車之鑒 qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn 1. lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor2. learn from past mistake3. once bitten twice shy
前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼 前門拒虎，後門進狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
大难不死，必有后福 大難不死，必有後福 dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu 1. (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ])2. (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ 1. to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life2. with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
耶稣基督后期圣徒教会 耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 yē sū jī dū hòu qī shèng tú jiào huì The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
前不见古人，后不见来者 前不見古人，後不見來者 qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě 1. unique2. unprecedented (idiom)
压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo 1. the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)2. the final straw
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou 1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second2. the tip of the iceberg3. the cockroach principle
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙 fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
饭后百步走，活到九十九 飯後百步走，活到九十九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後 xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳阳楼记[yuè yáng lóu jì] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān])
长江后浪催前浪 長江後浪催前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng see 长江后浪推前浪[cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng]
前不巴村，后不巴店 前不巴村，後不巴店 qián bù bā cūn , hòu bù bā diàn see 前不著村，前不着村，后不着店[qián bù zháo cūn hòu bù zháo diàn]
(literary) to have no descendants; to have no son to continue one's lineage
(Tw) (fig.) unpredictable, unstable weather
创伤后压力症候群 創傷後壓力症候群 chuāng shāng hòu yā lì zhèng hòu qún (Tw) post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD