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後見之明
简 后见之明 · 繁 後見之明Mandarin · pinyin hòu jiàn zhī míng
Meanings
- hindsight
Characters in this entry
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 明
- míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–2 · hou4 jian4 zhi1 ming2
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hau6 gin3 zi1 ming4
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