Taiwan Mandarin

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先後

xiānhòu·ㄒㄧㄢㄏㄡˋ

“early or late; in order of time; one after another; in succession; first and then later”

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xiān·ㄒㄧㄢ

Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.

Behind or after in space or time; later; subsequent; future; descendants; the last part; surname.