侯
hóu
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
surname Hou; nobleman; high official
他姓侯，是我们班里的同学。
tā xìng hóu, shì wǒ men bān lǐ de tóng xué.
His surname is Hou; he is a classmate in our class.
古代的侯是五等爵位中的第二等。
gǔ dài de hóu shì wǔ děng jué wèi zhōng de dì èr děng.
The marquis of ancient times was the second rank among the five orders of nobility.
Words with 侯
诸侯
zhū hóu
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
闽侯
mǐn hòu
see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[Min3 hou4 Xian4]
闽侯县
mǐn hòu xiàn
Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
侯景之乱
hóu jǐng zhī luàn
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
侯赛因
hóu sài yīn
Husain or Hussein (name)
侯门
hóu mén
noble house
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
侯马市
hóu mǎ shì
Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
侯爵
hóu jué
marquis
侯马
hóu mǎ
see 侯馬市|侯马市[Hou2 ma3 Shi4]
列侯
liè hóu
duke (old)
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)