候

过时不候

guò shí bù hòu

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

那时候

nà shí hou

at that time

难伺候

nán cì hou

(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance

鹄候

hú hòu

to respectfully await

静候

jìng hòu

to quietly wait

不到火候不揭锅

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

中国餐馆症候群

zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún

Chinese restaurant syndrome

什么时候

shén me shí hou

when?; at what time?

伺候

cì hou

to serve; to wait upon

侍候

shì hòu

to serve

俟候

sì hòu

to wait (literary)

候鸟

hòu niǎo

migratory bird