後來居上

Chinese

		later on; afterwards; less advanced people	reside	up; on; on top 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
(Pinyin): hòuláijūshàng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ loi⁴ geoi¹ soeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): āu-lâi-ki-siāng / āu-lâi-ku-siōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hòuláijūshàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄕㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howlaijiushanq
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ loi⁴ geoi¹ soeng⁵
  - Yale: hauh lòih gēui séuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ loi⁴ goey¹ soeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ loi⁴ gêu¹ sêng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² lɔːy̯²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ sœ̽ːŋ¹³/
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/

Middle Chinese: /ɦəu^X|ɦəu^H lʌi kɨʌ d͡ʑɨɐŋ^H/▼

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	/ɦəu^X/	/ɦəu^H/	/lʌi/	/kɨʌ/	/d͡ʑɨɐŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəu^X/	/ɦəu^H/	/ləi/	/kiɔ/	/d͡ʑiɐŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəu^X/	/ɣəu^H/	/lɒi/	/kiɔ/	/d͡ʑiɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəw^X/	/ɦəw^H/	/ləj/	/kɨə̆/	/d͡ʑɨaŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ɣu^X/	/ɣu^H/	/lᴀi/	/kiɔ/	/ʑiaŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ɣəu^X/	/ɣəu^H/	/lɒi/	/kĭo/	/ʑĭaŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣə̯u^X/	/ɣə̯u^H/	/lɑ̆i/	/ki̯wo/	/ʑi̯aŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hòu	hòu	lái	jū	shàng

Idiom

後來居上

the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation; the pupil surpasses the master

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