然後

See also: 然后

Chinese

		so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (然後)		然	後
simp. (然后)		然	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ránhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ hau⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yèn-heu / yàn-heu

(Meixian, Guangdong): yan² hêu⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): iòng-âu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): jiân-āu / liân-āu / liân-ǎu / liân-hiǒ

(Teochew, Peng'im): riêng⁵ ao⁶ / riang⁵ ao⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶zoe-gheu / ⁶zoe₂-gheu₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ránhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ránhòu
  - Wade–Giles: jan²-hou⁴
  - Yale: rán-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranhow
  - Palladius: жаньхоу (žanʹxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ hau⁶
  - Yale: yìhn hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ hɐu̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    延後 / 延后
    然後 / 然后
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien^ˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian^ˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² heu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yan² hêu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹ heu⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng-âu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋɑu²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiân-āu
  - Tâi-lô: jiân-āu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jien'au
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɛn²³⁻³³ au³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɛn¹³⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-āu
  - Tâi-lô: liân-āu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lien'au
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ au³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /liɛn²⁴⁻²¹ au²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-ǎu
  - Tâi-lô: liân-ǎu
  - Sinological IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² au²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hiǒ
  - Tâi-lô: liân-hiǒ
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² hio²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: riêng⁵ ao⁶ / riang⁵ ao⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jiêng ău / jiâng ău
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ au³⁵/, /d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ au³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zoe-gheu
  - MiniDict: zoe^去 gheu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zoe-hheu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zø²² ɦɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zoe₂-gheu₆
  - MiniDict: zoe^平 gheu^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zø²³ ɦøy¹¹/

Conjunction

然後

then; after that; afterwards; and
你只需要先投資50塊，然後很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, trad.]
你只需要先投资50块，然后很快就可以回本了。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zhǐ xūyào xiān tóuzī wǔshí kuài, ránhòu hěn kuài jiù kěyǐ huíběn le. [Pinyin]
You only need an initial investment of 50 dollars, and you can get that back very quickly.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 然後 (“then (conjunction)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		然後
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	然後
	Malaysia	然後
	Singapore	然後
Cantonese	Hong Kong	之後, 然之後, 跟住
Cantonese	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	之後, 過後
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	了
	Klang (Hokkien)	過後
	Manila (Hokkien)	了後, 紲落去

Derived terms

然後呢 / 然后呢 (ránhòu ne)

Related terms

後來／后来 (hòulái)
以後／以后 (yǐhòu)