# 後生
## Chinese

* hāu-seⁿ (Southern Min)
* 後生 (Cantonese)
* 後生 (Written Standard Chinese)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hòushēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau$^6$ saang$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu$^3$ sang$^{1-4*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): heu-sâng
    (Hailu, HRS): heu$^˖$ sang$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hêu$^4$ sang$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hâu-săng / hâiu-sĕng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hao$^5$ sa$^1$ / hao$^5$ saⁿ$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hāu-siⁿ / hǎu-siⁿ / hāu-seⁿ / hâu-sieeⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hao$^6$ sên$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gheu-san
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hòushēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hòusheng
*** Wade–Giles: hou$^4$-shêng$^1$
*** Yale: hòu-shēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howsheng
*** Palladius: хоушэн (xoušɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$厚生 後生 / 后生
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^6$ saang$^1$
*** Yale: hauh sāang
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^6$ saang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^6$ sang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: heu$^3$ sang$^{1-4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /heu²² saŋ³³⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: heu-sâng
*** Hakka Romanization System: heu sang$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: heu$^4$ sang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu̯⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: heu$^˖$ sang$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu³³ saŋ⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hêu$^4$ sang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu⁵³ saŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hâu-săng / hâiu-sĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /hau²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$laŋ⁵⁵/, /hɛu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lɛiŋ⁵⁵/
* hâu-săng - vernacular (“young man; young”);
* hâiu-sĕng - literary.

### Noun

後生
* young person; young generation
    後生可畏／后生可畏 ― hòushēng kěwèi ― a young person's abilities are respectable
* (literary) descendants
* (literary) next life
* (Hokkien, Longyan Min, Zhao'an Hakka) son
* (Cantonese) attendant; footman (Classifier: 個／个 c)
** 1952, 梁琛, directed by 梁琛, 十月芥菜 [A Ready Lover]‎, spoken by 阿冰 (紫羅蓮 [Law-lin Tsi]):
       ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ go$^3$ hau$^6$ saang$^1$ ci$^4$ zo$^2$ gung$^1$, gam$^2$ a$^6$ jiu$^3$ ceng$^2$ faan$^1$ jan$^4$ gaa$^2$, gam$^2$ ngo$^5$ a$^6$ gaai$^3$ siu$^6$ nei$^5$ heoi$^3$ laa$^3$ wo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       An attendant of ours has quit. We need to hire someone, so I will recommend you then.
** 1969, 司徒安, directed by 陳焯生, 得咗 [O.K.]‎, spoken by 萬事通 (高魯泉 [Ko Lo Chuen]):
       jau$^5$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ jau$^5$ cin$^{4-2}$ lou$^2$ beng$^6$ dou$^3$ zung$^6$, ji$^4$ gaa$^1$ soeng$^2$ ceng$^2$ go$^3$ hau$^6$ saang$^1$ fuk$^6$ si$^6$ keoi$^5$, keoi$^5$ giu$^3$ nei$^5$ dim$^2$ nei$^5$ zau$^6$ dim$^2$ gaa$^3$ laa$^3$, haa$^2$? [Jyutping]
       There is a wealthy man who is seriously ill. Now, he wants to hire an attendant to serve him. You'll do as he says, okay?
* (Cantonese) shop assistant; apprentice

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 年輕人, 青年, 青年人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小年輕兒, 小年輕兒的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 年輕人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 小伙子 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 年輕人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 年輕人 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 小伙子 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 小伙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 小伙子 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 小伙兒 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 小伙子 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 小伙兒 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 伙子 †, 小伙子 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 小伙 †, 後生 †, dated, 後生伢 †, dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 小伙 †, 小伙子 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 後生, 後生家, 後生崽 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 小伙子 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 小伙頭子 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 後生仔, 年青人, 後生, 後生人, 青年仔 †, 後生女 female, 後生仔女 collective |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 後生仔, 年輕人, 年青人, 後生, 後生哥 †, 後生女 female, 後生仔女 collective, 後生細仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 後生仔, 後生, 後生哥 † |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 後生仔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 後生, 後生仔 † |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 後生仔, 年青人, 後生人 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 後生 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 後生 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 後生, 後生家 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 後生人 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 後生哥 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後生哩 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 後生 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 後生人 † |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 後生 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 後生 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 後生人, 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 後生人, 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 後生人, 後生仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 後生人, 後生, 後生個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 後生人, 後生仔, 後生 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後生子人 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 後生, 後生人 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 後生子 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 後生仔, 後生哥 † |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 後生家 †, 後生 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 後生 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 後生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 後生仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 後生囝, 後生弟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 後生囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 後生囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 少年的, 青年儂, 少年儂, 少年家 †, 後生家 † |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 少年家 † |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 少年的, 少年家 †, 後生家 † |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 後生家 † |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 少年的, 少年家 † |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 後生囝 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 少年儂 GT |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 少年家, 少年儂, 少年的 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 少年家, 後生家 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 少年儂, 後生仔儂 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 後生儂, 後生囝 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 後生囝, 後生儂 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 後生囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 後生囝 † |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 後生囝 †, 後生儂 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 後生囝 †, 後生兄 †, 後生儂 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 後生儂 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 後生儂, 後生囝 † |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 後生囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 後生儂, 後生囝, 青年儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後生囝, 後生儂, 青年囝, 後生哥 †, face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 後生囝, 後生儂, 青年囝 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 青年儂 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 後生囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 後生, 後生仔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小伙子, 後生家, 後生 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小伙子 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小伙子 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 小伙子 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 小伙子 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 後生, 後生家, 年紀輕人 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 後生兒, 青年人 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 後生兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 後生子 †, 青年伢子 †, 青年哥哥 † |
| Xiang | Loudi | 後生家 |
| Note | † - young male; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | † - young male; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* 下輩 / 下辈 (xiàbèi)
* 仔孫 / 仔孙 (zai$^2$ syun$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 兒孫 / 儿孙 (érsūn)
* 囝孫 / 囝孙 (Min)
* 子孫 / 子孙 (zǐsūn)
* 子胤 (zǐyìn) (literary)
* 孫子 / 孙子 (literary)
* 後人 / 后人 (hòurén)
* 後代 / 后代 (hòudài)
* 後嗣 / 后嗣 (hòusì)
* 後裔 / 后裔 (hòuyì)
* 根 (gēn) (figurative)
* 緒餘 / 绪余 (xùyú) (literary)
* 苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
* 遺裔 / 遗裔 (yíyì) (literary)
* 餘緒 / 余绪 (yúxù) (literary)
* (next life):
* 下世 (xiàshì)
* 下輩子 / 下辈子 (xiàbèizi)
* 來世 / 来世 (láishì)
* 來生 / 来生 (láishēng)
* 後世 / 后世 (hòushì)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 來生, 來世 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 下輩子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 後世 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 下輩子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 後世 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 後世 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 二輩子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 下世 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 來生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 下生人, 來生 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 轉生世 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 下生世人 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 下一世 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 下世 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後世 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 下生世人 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 再世 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 後世 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 後生世 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 後生世 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 出過世 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 出過世 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 出過世 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 出過世 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 出過世 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後世人 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 後世 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 下世 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 下一世 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 第二世 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 下世 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 來世 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 後世 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 來世 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 下輩子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 下世, 下世儂, 後世, 後世儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 下世, 下世儂, 後世, 後世儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 下世, 下世儂, 後世, 後世儂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 下世儂, 後出世, 後世儂, 後世 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 下生世人 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 下世儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後世 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 來世 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 子, 兒, 男兒 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兒子, 男孩, 男孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 兒子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 兒子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 兒子, 小子, 少的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 兒得 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 兒, 小廝 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 小兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兒, 兒子, 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 兒子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 小子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 兒郎, 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 兒, 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 娃, 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 兒得 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 兒子, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 孩兒, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兒, 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 兒子, 後人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兒子, 娃娃, 尕娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 兒子, 小子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 兒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兒子, 兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兒子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 兒子, 後人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 娃子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 兒子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 兒子, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 兒子, 娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 兒, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 兒, 兒子, 娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 兒子, 娃兒, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 兒子, 小鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 兒子, 男娃娃, 男娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 娃兒, 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 兒子, 小子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 崽, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 崽, 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Sanjiang (Danzhou) | 娃崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 兒子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 侯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 兒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 兒, 兒把子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仔, 阿仔, 仔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿仔 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 仔, 仔兒 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 儂 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 兒 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 仔 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 崽 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 崽, 子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 崽, 倈牯, 倈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 倈兒, 子 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿仔, 子 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 倈伊 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 仔, 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 仔, 阿仔 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 倈 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿子 |
| Hakka | Changting | 倈子, 子哩, 子 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 子哩, 兒子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 子哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 子, 倈倈子 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 崽 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 崽, 倈兒 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 崽 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 崽哩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 倈, 細倈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 倈仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 子 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 仔 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 仔, 子 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 子, 仔 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 子 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 子 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 倈子, 子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 子 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 子 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 子 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 子 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 倈哩 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 倈 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 倈子 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 倈子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 兒子, 伢兒 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 兒子, 小倈 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 崽 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 兒子 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 兒子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 小子 |
| Jin | Datong | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 兒, 小子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 兒, 小子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 兒得, 孩得 |
| Jin | Linhe | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Jining | 小子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 小子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 小子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 兒子 |
| Jin | Handan | 兒子, 小子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 孩哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 兒, 小子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 囝, 囝仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang (Huangkeng) | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 囝 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 囝, 後生, 後的 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 囝, 後生, 囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 囝, 後生, 後的 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生, 後生囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 後生, 囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 囝, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 崽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝, 逗囝, 孥, 阿孥 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝, 丈夫囝, 逗囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 囝, 丈夫囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 囝, 細囝, 孧囝 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 囝 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 囝 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 囝仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 囝仔 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 囝兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 囝兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 囝 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 囝 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 崽 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 崽 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 仔 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 仔 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 仔 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 仔 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 仔 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 仔 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 仔 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 仔 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 仔 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 仔 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 仔 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 仔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 兒子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 兒子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 兒子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 兒子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 兒子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 兒子, 伢兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 兒子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 兒, 兒子 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 崽伢子, 崽, 伢子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 崽, 崽伢唧 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 崽 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 崽, 伢唧 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 崽 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 崽 |

#### Derived terms

* 小子後生 / 小子后生
* 小後生 / 小后生
* 後生可畏 / 后生可畏 (hòushēngkěwèi)
* 後生小子 / 后生小子
* 後生小輩 / 后生小辈
* 後生晚學 / 后生晚学
* 黃花後生 / 黄花后生

### Adjective

後生
* having a youthful appearance
* born later
* (chiefly Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Min, Wu) young

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 少 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 年輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 年輕 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 年輕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 年輕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 年輕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 後生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 年輕 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 年輕 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 後生, 年紀嫩, 年青 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 後生, 年青, 年輕 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 年嫩 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 後生 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 後生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 年輕, 後生 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 年輕, 後生 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 後生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 後生 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 後生 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後生 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 後生 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 後生 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 後生 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 後生 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 少年 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 後生 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 後生 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 後生 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 後生 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 年輕 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 後生 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 後生 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 後生 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 後生, 年輕 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 年輕 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 少年, 細漢 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 少年 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 少年, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 少年, 少歲, 後生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 少年, 後生仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後生 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 幼, 年青 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 幼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 後生 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 後生 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 後生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 年輕, 後生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 年紀輕 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 後生 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 後生, 年紀輕 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 後生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 冒年紀, 年輕 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 冒年紀 |

#### Derived terms

* 後生仔 / 后生仔
* 後生儂 / 后生侬
* 後生囝 / 后生囝
* 後生女 / 后生女
* 後生弟 / 后生弟
* 後生細仔 / 后生细仔
* 後生遙遙 / 后生遥遥

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 後 | 生 |
| ご Grade: 2 | しょう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡo̞ɕo̞ː]

#### Noun

後(ご)生(しょう) • (goshō)
* (Buddhism) the afterlife
    後生(ごしょう)だから。
       Goshō da kara.
       For heaven’s sake

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 後 | 生 |
| のち Grade: 2 | お(い) Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [no̞t͡ɕio̞i]

#### Noun

後(のち)生(おい) • (nochioi)
* doing something later, producing something later; that which is done or made later
* posterity, those who will live later, people in the future
    Synonym: 後世 (kōsei)

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 後 | 生 |
| こう Grade: 2 | せい Grade: 1 |
| kan'on ||

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ko̞ːse̞ː]

#### Noun

後(こう)生(せい) • (kōsei)
* posterity, life in the future, those who will live later
    Synonym: 後世 (kōsei)
* one's offspring, one's descendants, future generations
* young people, youths
* (Buddhism) the afterlife, the next life