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[[hou2]] /marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]/nobleman; high official/ 932 2
[hou2] /old variant of 侯[hou2]/ 4837 1
[[Hou2]] /surname Hou/ 931 2
侯景之亂 侯景之乱 [Hou2 Jing3 zhi1 luan4] /rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548/ 6793 1
侯爵 侯爵 [hou2 jue2] /marquis/ 7100 1
侯門 侯门 [hou2 men2] /noble house/ 4257 1
侯賽因 侯赛因 [Hou2 sai4 yin1] /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/ 6499 1
侯馬 侯马 [[Hou2ma3]] /see 侯馬市|侯马市[Hou2ma3 Shi4]/ 368 2
侯馬市 侯马市 [[Hou2ma3 Shi4]] /Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2fen2 Shi4], Shanxi/ 362 2
侯門似海 侯门似海 [[hou2men2-si4hai3]] /(lit.) the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)/(fig.) there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people/ 49 2
[[hou4]] /used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)/ 771 2
爵位 爵位 [jue2 wei4] /order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]/ 6545 1
列侯 列侯 [lie4 hou2] /duke (old)/nobleman/gentry/ 4071 1
閩侯 闽侯 [[Min3hou4]] /see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[Min3hou4 Xian4]/ 366 2
閩侯縣 闽侯县 [[Min3hou4 Xian4]] /Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian/ 894 2
竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯 窃钩者诛,窃国者侯 [qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 , qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2] /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[Zhuang1 zi3])/ 1953 1
竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅 窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 [qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 , qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1] /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[Zhuang1 zi3])/ 1953 1
薩達姆·侯賽因 萨达姆·侯赛因 [[Sa4da2mu3 Hou2sai4yin1]] /Saddam Hussein/ 316 2
勝者王侯敗者寇 胜者王侯败者寇 [sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4] /the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)/history is written by the victors/ 2458 1
勝者王侯敗者賊 胜者王侯败者贼 [sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2] /see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]/ 2458 1
萬戶侯 万户侯 [wan4 hu4 hou2] /Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)/high nobles/ 6304 1
王侯 王侯 [wang2 hou2] /aristocracy/ 6982 1
王侯公卿 王侯公卿 [wang2 hou2 gong1 qing1] /aristocracy/ 6982 1
王侯將相 王侯将相 [[wang2-hou2-jiang4-xiang4]] /(lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom)/(fig.) people of the highest rank and status; the ruling elite/ 48 2
五等爵位 五等爵位 [wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] /five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]/ 6545 1
武侯祠 武侯祠 [wu3 hou2 ci2] /temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)/ 1082 1
武侯 武侯 [[Wu3hou2]] /see 武侯區|武侯区[Wu3hou2 Qu1]/ 128 2
武侯區 武侯区 [[Wu3hou2 Qu1]] /Wuhou, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2du1 Shi4], Sichuan/ 128 2
夏侯 夏侯 [[Xia4hou2]] /two-character surname Xiahou/ 728 2
挾天子以令諸侯 挟天子以令诸侯 [xie2 tian1 zi3 yi3 ling4 zhu1 hou2] /(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals/ 6875 1
諸侯國 诸侯国 [zhu1 hou2 guo2] /vassal state/ 6560 1
諸侯 诸侯 [[zhu1hou2]] /dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers/ 833 2
宗聖侯 宗圣侯 [Zong1 sheng4 hou2] /hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants/ 6779 1

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