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MEANING OF 而后
ér hòu
而后 (而後)
after that / then
以后 之后 随后 此后 今后 日后 往后 过后 尔后 嗣后 从此以后
〈连〉然后：确有把握～动手。
而 ér 后 (後) hòu
COMMON WORDS WITH 而后
死而后已 ( 死而後已 )
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life / unto one's dying day
( 死而後已 )
三思而后行 ( 三思而後行 )
sān sī ér hòu xíng
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
( 三思而後行 )
置之死地而后生 ( 置之死地而後生 )
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger / fig. to find a way out of an impasse
( 置之死地而後生 )
知耻而后勇 ( 知恥而後勇 )
zhī chǐ ér hòu yǒng
to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude / be aware of shame then go forward / be brave after feeling ashamed
( 知恥而後勇 )
而今而后 ( 而今而後 )
ér jīn ér hòu
And then
( 而今而後 )
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 ( 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 )
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
( 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 )
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 ( 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 )
jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
( 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 )
随之而后 ( 隨之而後 )
suí zhī ér hòu
from that / following from that / after that
( 隨之而後 )
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