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身後

简身后 · 繁身後

Mandarin · pinyin shēn hòu

the time after one's death
a place behind sb
(fig.) one's social background

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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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1–4 · shen1 hou4

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san1 hau6

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noun

place behind one's body
social background; social standing
time after one's death; posthumous time

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