侯
hóu
Meaning
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman; high official
Other reading: hòu
used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)
Other reading: Hóu
surname Hou
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侯马 Hóu mǎ see 侯馬市|侯马市[Hou2 ma3 Shi4]闽侯 Mǐn hòu see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[Min3 hou4 Xian4]武侯 Wǔ hóu see 武侯區|武侯区[Wu3 hou2 Qu1]夏侯 Xià hóu two-character surname Xiahou侯爵 hóu jué marquis侯门 hóu mén noble house列侯 liè hóu duke王侯 wáng hóu aristocracy诸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor侯马市 Hóu mǎ Shì Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi侯赛因 Hóu sài yīn Husain or Hussein闽侯县 Mǐn hòu Xiàn Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian武侯区 Wǔ hóu Qū Wuhou, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan宗圣侯 Zōng shèng hóu hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants万户侯 wàn hù hóu Marquis武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]诸侯国 zhū hóu guó vassal state侯景之乱 Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi the gate of a noble house is like the sea王侯公卿 wáng hóu gōng qīng aristocracy王侯将相 wáng hóu jiàng xiàng kings, nobles, generals and ministers萨达姆·侯赛因 Sà dá mǔ Hóu sài yīn Saddam Hussein胜者王侯败者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu the winners become princes and marquises