Usage of the character 厚

Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英／项英 ( Xiàng Yīng) during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變／皖南事变 ( Wǎnnán Shìbiàn)

gǔféihòu

骨肥厚

[骨肥厚]

hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)

hòudǐxié

厚底鞋

[厚底鞋]

platform shoes

hòubóguī

厚薄规

[厚薄規]

feeler gauge

Hé Hòuhuá

何厚铧

[何厚鏵]

He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009

Zhū Hòuzhào

朱厚照

[朱厚照]

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 ( Zhèngdé) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

hòushēngxiàng

厚生相

[厚生相]

minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)

liǎnpíhòu

脸皮厚

[臉皮厚]

brazen

Hòushēngshěng

厚生省

[厚生省]

Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省／厚生劳动省 ( Hòushēng Láodòngshěng))

hòujībófā

厚积薄发

[厚積薄發]

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
good preparation is the key to success
to be well prepared

hòugǔbójīn

厚古薄今

[厚古薄今]

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

bēicíhòulǐ

卑辞厚礼

[卑辭厚禮]

humble expression for generous gift

hòusǐbóshēng

厚死薄生

[厚死薄生]

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
fig. to live in the past (idiom)

shēnqínghòuyì

深情厚谊

[深情厚誼]

deep friendship

hòuyánwúchǐ

厚颜无耻

[厚顏無恥]

shameless

yǒushīhòudao

有失厚道

[有失厚道]

to be ungenerous

hòuyǎngbózàng

厚养薄葬

[厚養薄葬]

generous care but a thrifty funeral
to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral

bóyǎnghòuzàng

薄养厚葬

[薄養厚葬]

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly

lóngqínghòuyì

隆情厚谊

[隆情厚誼]

profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

hòuzuǐlüjiū

厚嘴绿鸠

[厚嘴綠鳩]

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

wúkěhòufēi

无可厚非

[無可厚非]

see 未可厚非 (wèikěhòufēi)

hòuzuǐwěiyīng

厚嘴苇莺

[厚嘴葦鶯]

(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)

gāoxīnhòulù

高薪厚禄

[高薪厚祿]

high salary, generous remuneration

gāoguānhòulù

高官厚禄

[高官厚祿]

high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position

hòudézàiwù

厚德载物

[厚德載物]

with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

jìyǔhòuwàng

寄予厚望

[寄予厚望]

to place high hopes

jīhòuliúguǎng

积厚流广

[積厚流廣]

deep rooted and influential

bēicíhòubì

卑辞厚币

[卑辭厚幣]

humble expression for generous donation

shēnqínghòuyì

深情厚意

[深情厚意]

profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

détiāndúhòu

得天独厚

[得天獨厚]

blessed by heaven (idiom)
enjoying exceptional advantages
favored by nature

hòucǐbóbǐ

厚此薄彼

[厚此薄彼]

to favour one and discriminate against the other

wèikěhòufēi

未可厚非

[未可厚非]

not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
not altogether inexcusable
understandable

hòuzuǐzhuóhuāniǎo

厚嘴啄花鸟

[厚嘴啄花鳥]

(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)

Hòushēng Láodòngshěng

厚生劳动省

[厚生勞動省]

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

yánhòuyǒuniǔní

颜厚有忸怩

[顏厚有忸怩]

even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)

bùzhītiāngāodìhòu

不知天高地厚

[不知天高地厚]

not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities