後塵
hòu​chén

someone's footsteps

  • created sense approved 后尘/後塵 · hòu​chén · someone's footsteps — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后尘 / 後塵

    hòu​chén

    someone's footsteps

    literary word for the dust raised by moving people or vehicles; used to describe following in someone's footsteps or trailing in their wake

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · behind 尘 (literal) → 尘/塵 · chén · traces

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