然後

See also: 然后

Chinese

		so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (然後)		然	後
simp. (然后)		然	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ránhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ hau⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yèn-heu / yàn-heu

(Meixian, Guangdong): yan² hêu⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): iòng-âu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): jiân-āu / liân-āu / liân-ǎu / liân-hiǒ

(Teochew, Peng'im): riêng⁵ ao⁶ / riang⁵ ao⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶zoe-gheu / ⁶zoe₂-gheu₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ránhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ránhòu
  - Wade–Giles: jan²-hou⁴
  - Yale: rán-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranhow
  - Palladius: жаньхоу (žanʹxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ hau⁶
  - Yale: yìhn hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ hɐu̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    延後 / 延后
    然後 / 然后
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien^ˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian^ˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yan² hêu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹ heu⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng-âu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋɑu²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiân-āu
  - Tâi-lô: jiân-āu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jien'au
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɛn²³⁻³³ au³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɛn¹³⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-āu
  - Tâi-lô: liân-āu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lien'au
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ au³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /liɛn²⁴⁻²¹ au²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-ǎu
  - Tâi-lô: liân-ǎu
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hiǒ
  - Tâi-lô: liân-hiǒ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² hio²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: riêng⁵ ao⁶ / riang⁵ ao⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jiêng ău / jiâng ău
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ au³⁵/, /d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ au³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zoe-gheu
  - MiniDict: zoe^去 gheu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zoe-hheu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zø²² ɦɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zoe₂-gheu₆
  - MiniDict: zoe^平 gheu^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zø²³ ɦøy¹¹/

Conjunction

然後

then; after that; afterwards; and
你只需要先投資50塊，然後很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, trad.]
你只需要先投资50块，然后很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zhǐ xūyào xiān tóuzī wǔshí kuài, ránhòu hěn kuài jiù kěyǐ huíběn le. [Pinyin]
You only need an initial investment of 50 dollars, and you can get that back very quickly.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 然之後／然之后 (jin4 zi1 hau6)
(Hokkien) 了後／了后 (liáu-āu)

Derived terms

然後呢 / 然后呢 (ránhòu ne)

Related terms

後來／后来 (hòulái)
以後／以后 (yǐhòu)