後來居上

Chinese

to arrive late; later on reside
 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (後來居上) 後來 居 上
simp. (后来居上) 后来 居 上
Literally: “late-comer lives above”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-lâi-ki-siāng / āu-lâi-ku-siōng
      • Tâi-lô: āu-lâi-ki-siāng / āu-lâi-ku-siōng
      • Phofsit Daibuun: auxlai'kisiang, auxlai'kusiong
      • IPA (Xiamen): /aʊ²²⁻²¹ laɪ²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ²²/, /aʊ²²⁻²¹ laɪ²⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ²²/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /aʊ⁴¹⁻²² laɪ²⁴⁻²² ki³³ ɕiaŋ⁴¹/, /aʊ⁴¹⁻²² laɪ²⁴⁻²² ku³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aʊ²²⁻²¹ laɪ¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ²²/, /aʊ²²⁻²¹ laɪ¹³⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ²²/
      • IPA (Taipei): /aʊ³³⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiaŋ³³/, /aʊ³³⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ³³/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aʊ³³⁻²¹ laɪ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiaŋ³³/, /aʊ³³⁻²¹ laɪ²³⁻³³ ku⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ³³/
Rime
Character 後 後 來 居 上
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 匣 (33) 來 (37) 見 (28) 常 (25)
Final (韻) 侯 (137) 侯 (137) 咍 (41) 魚 (22) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open Open
Division (等) I I I III III
Fanqie 胡口切 胡遘切 洛哀切 九魚切 時亮切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɦəuX/ /ɦəuH/ /lʌi/ /kɨʌ/ /d͡ʑɨɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɦəuX/ /ɦəuH/ /ləi/ /kiɔ/ /d͡ʑiɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɣəuX/ /ɣəuH/ /lɒi/ /kiɔ/ /d͡ʑiɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɦəwX/ /ɦəwH/ /ləj/ /kɨə̆/ /d͡ʑɨaŋH/
Li
Rong		 /ɣuX/ /ɣuH/ /lᴀi/ /kiɔ/ /ʑiaŋH/
Wang
Li		 /ɣəuX/ /ɣəuH/ /lɒi/ /kĭo/ /ʑĭaŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɣə̯uX/ /ɣə̯uH/ /lɑ̆i/ /ki̯wo/ /ʑi̯aŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 hòu hòu lái jū shàng

Idiom

後來居上

  1. the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation, the pupil surpasses the master
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