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王侯

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wáng hóu

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  1. 1. aristocracy

Words Containing 王侯

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)

王侯公卿
wáng hóu gōng qīng

aristocracy

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]

Child Words of 王侯

侯
hóu

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule

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