落後

See also: 落后

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (落後)		落	後
simp. (落后)		落	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luòhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ hau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lo̍k-heu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lo̍k-hiǒ / lo̍k-hō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luòhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhòu
    • Wade–Giles: lo⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: lwò-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow
    • Palladius: лохоу (loxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ hau⁶
    • Yale: lohk hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² hɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lo̍k-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: log heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: log⁶ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /lok̚⁵ heu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-hiǒ
    • Tâi-lô: lo̍k-hiǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻² hio²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: lo̍k-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: logho
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² hɔ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² hɔ³³/

Verb

落後

1. to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress

   A落後於B／A落后于B  ―  A luòhòu yú B  ―  A lags behind B

   落後於時代／落后于时代  ―  luòhòu yú shídài  ―  to be behind the times

Synonyms

• 滯後／滞后 (zhìhòu) (mainland China)
• 退步 (tuìbù)

 

Derived terms

• 落後就要挨打／落后就要挨打 (luòhòu jiù yào 'áidǎ)
• 落後者／落后者 (luòhòuzhě)
• 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後／虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)

 

Related terms

• 掉隊／掉队 (diàoduì)
• 落伍 (luòwǔ)

Adjective

落後

1. backward; underdeveloped

Synonyms

• 保守 (bǎoshǒu)
• 守舊／守旧 (shǒujiù)
• 閉塞／闭塞 (bìsè)
• 頑固／顽固 (wángù)

 

Antonyms

• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 進步／进步 (jìnbù)
• 開明／开明 (kāimíng)
• 開通／开通 (kāitong)