後半生

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	half a lifetime; half-cooked
trad. (後半生)		後	半生
simp. (后半生)		后	半生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòubànshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòubànshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòubànsheng
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-pan⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: hòu-bàn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howbannsheng
    • Palladius: хоубаньшэн (xoubanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

後半生

1. latter half of one’s life; second half of one's life

   前半生操勞，後半生享福。 [MSC, trad.]
   前半生操劳，后半生享福。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qiánbànshēng cāoláo, hòubànshēng xiǎngfú. [Pinyin]

   Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.

Antonyms

• 前半生 (qiánbànshēng)