後步

See also: 后步

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (後步)		後	步
simp. (后步)		后	步

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòubù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ bou⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ǎu-pō͘ / āu-pō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hòubù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hòubù
  - Wade–Giles: hou⁴-pu⁴
  - Yale: hòu-bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howbuh
  - Palladius: хоубу (xoubu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    後步／后步
    後部／后部
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ bou⁶
  - Yale: hauh bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ bou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² pou̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    後步／后步
    後部／后部
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǎu-pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: ǎu-pōo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /au²² pɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: āu-pōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: auxpo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ pɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /au²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /au³³⁻¹¹ pɔ³³/

Noun

後步

escape route; route of retreat; way out
leeway; room (for negotiation, to maneuver, etc.); latitude; margin; space
alternative course of action

Synonyms

(escape route): 後路／后路 (hòulù)
(leeway):

地步 (dìbù) (literary)
後路／后路 (hòulù) (figurative)
退步 (tuìbù)
退路 (tuìlù) (figurative)
餘地／余地 (yúdì) (literal and figurative)

(alternative course of action): 後路／后路 (hòulù)

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