侯

hóu

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1. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
2. nobleman; high official

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Words Containing 侯

• 侯景之乱 侯景之乱 hóu jǐng zhī luàn: rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
• 侯爵 侯爵 hóu jué: marquis
• 侯赛因 侯赛因 hóu sài yīn: Husain or Hussein (name)
• 侯门 侯门 hóu mén: noble house
• 侯门似海 侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi: lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
• 侯马 侯马 hóu mǎ: Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
• 侯马市 侯马市 hóu mǎ shì: Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
• 列侯 列侯 liè hóu: nobleman
• 胜者王侯败者寇 胜者王侯败者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu: the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
• 胜者王侯败者贼 胜者王侯败者贼 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi: see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]
• 宗圣侯 宗圣侯 zōng shèng hóu: hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
• 武侯 武侯 wǔ hóu: Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
• 武侯区 武侯区 wǔ hóu qū: Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
• 武侯祠 武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí: memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
• 王侯 王侯 wáng hóu: aristocracy
• 王侯公卿 王侯公卿 wáng hóu gōng qīng: aristocracy
• 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū: steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
• 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu: steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
• 万户侯 万户侯 wàn hù hóu: high nobles
• 萨达姆·侯赛因 萨达姆·侯赛因 sà dá mǔ · hóu sài yīn: Saddam Hussein
• 诸侯 诸侯 zhū hóu: dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
• 诸侯国 诸侯国 zhū hóu guó: vassal state
• 闽侯 闽侯 mǐn hóu: Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian
• 闽侯县 闽侯县 mǐn hóu xiàn: Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian