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

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

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

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)

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