后话 (hòu huà) — part of a story to be told later; something that will be discussed later in a narrative
Definition
A literary / narrative phrase meaning 'what comes later in the story' — something set aside to be told afterwards. Pairs with words like 至于 or 再说 to push a topic to a later point.
noun
part of a story to be told latersomething that will be discussed later in a narrative
Examples
- ，后话。Wǒ men xiān shuō dào zhè lǐ, qí tā de dōu shì hòu huà.Let's stop here for now; the rest is a story for later.
- ，后话。Guān yú zhè jiàn shì de zhēn xiàng, nà shì hòu huà.As for the truth of this matter, that's a story for later.
- ，后话。Zhì yú tā men hòu lái zěn me yàng le, hòu huà zài jiǎng.As for what happened to them later, we'll tell that part later.
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