无后 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 无后

无后 (無後)

Definition to lack male offspring

Usage

Characters 无 (無) wú 后 (後) hòu

COMMON WORDS WITH 无后
	无后坐力炮 ( 無後坐力炮 ) wú hòu zuò lì pào recoilless rifle ( 無後坐力炮 )
	前无古人后无来者 ( 前無古人後無來者 ) qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě to surpass all others of its kind before and since / to have neither predecessors nor successors ( 前無古人後無來者 )
	不孝有三，无后为大 ( 不孝有三，無後為大 ) bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]) ( 不孝有三，無後為大 )

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