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落後

落後

See also: 落后

Chinese

		alight; to fall; to drop (behind) alight; to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (落後)		落	後
simp. (落后)		落	后

Verb

落後

to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress
A落後於 B / A落后于 B ― A luòhòu yú B ― A lags behind B

Derived terms

落後者／落后者 (luòhòuzhě)

Adjective

落後

Antonyms

進步／进步 (jìnbù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): luòhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ hau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): lo̍k-hō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: luòhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ hau⁶
  - Yale: lohk hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ hau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² hɐu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: logho
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² hɔ³³/