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hậu

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 后.

    Noun

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    hậu (classifier con, quân)

    1. (chess) queen
    See also
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    Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
    ♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
    vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh mã tốt, chốt

    Etymology 2

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from 後.

      Prefix

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      hậu

      1. post-
        Antonym: tiền
        hậu đại dịch ― post-pandemic
      2. (history, of a dynasty) later (used to distinguish similarly named dynasties)
        Antonym: tiền
        nhà Hậu Lê
        the Later Lê dynasty
        Hậu Hán thư
        the Book of the Later Han

      Verb

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      hậu

      1. (xiangqi) to move second
        Antonym: tiên

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      Etymology 3

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      Romanization

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      hậu

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 厚 (“generous; kind”)

      Compounds

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