侯 hou hòu hóu

marquis, lord; target in archery

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DEFINITIONS

侯 hóu
  • surname Hou
  • marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • nobleman or high official

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侯爵 hóu jué marquis
侯赛因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
诸侯 zhū hóu feudal vassal; feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC; subordinate warlord; local official
王侯 wáng hóu aristocracy
侯门 hóu mén noble house
侯景之乱 hóu jǐng zhī luàn rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
侯景之亂 hóu jǐng zhī luàn rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
侯賽因 hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
侯門 hóu mén noble house
侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
侯門似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
侯马 hóu mǎ Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
侯馬 hóu mǎ Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
侯马市 hóu mǎ shì Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
侯馬市 hóu mǎ shì Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
列侯 liè hóu duke (old); nobleman; gentry
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); history is written by the victors
勝者王侯敗者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom); history is written by the victors
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[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]
勝者王侯敗者賊 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]
宗圣侯 zōng shèng hóu hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
宗聖侯 zōng shèng hóu hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
挾天子以令諸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
武侯 wǔ hóu Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
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