| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 诸侯 | 諸侯 | zhū hóu | zhu1 hou2 | feudal vassal; feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC; subordinate warlord; local official | ||
| 2 | 侯 | 侯 | hóu | Hou2 | marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 ; nobleman or high official; surname Hou | ||
| 3 | 胜者王侯败者贼 | 勝者王侯敗者賊 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi | sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2 | see 胜者王侯败者寇 | ||
| 4 | 胜者王侯败者寇 | 勝者王侯敗者寇 | shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu | 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 | ||
| 5 | 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 | 竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯 | qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu | 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 庄子 ) | ||
| 6 | 独霸诸侯 | 獨霸諸侯 | dú bà zhū hóu | du2 ba4 zhu1 hou2 | to be the leader of all the feudal princes (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 王侯公卿 | 王侯公卿 | wáng hóu gōng qīng | wang2 hou2 gong1 qing1 | aristocracy | ||
| 8 | 王侯 | 王侯 | wáng hóu | wang2 hou2 | aristocracy | ||
| 9 | 万户侯 | 萬戶侯 | wàn hù hóu | wan4 hu4 hou2 | Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles | ||
| 10 | 宗圣侯 | 宗聖侯 | zōng shèng hóu | Zong1 sheng4 hou2 | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants | ||
| 11 | 萨达姆侯赛因 | 薩達姆侯賽因 | sà dá mǔ hóu sài yīn | sa4 da2 mu3 hou2 sai4 yin1 | Saddam Hussein | ||
| 12 | 萨达姆・侯赛因 | 薩達姆・侯賽因 | sà dá mǔ · hóu sài yīn | Sa4 da2 mu3 · Hou2 sai4 yin1 | Saddam Hussein; Saddam Hussein | ||
| 13 | 窃国者侯窃钩者诛 | 竊國者侯竊鉤者誅 | qiè guó zhě hóu qiè gōu zhě zhū | qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 | He who steals a whole land gets promoted to Marquis, but he who steals a nail is executed | ||
| 14 | 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 | 竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅 | qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū | 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 庄子 ) | ||
| 15 | 侯服玉食 | 侯服玉食 | hóu fú yù shí | hou2 fu2 yu4 shi2 | to live in the lap of luxury (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 闽侯县 | 閩侯縣 | mǐn hóu xiàn | Min3 hou2 xian4 | Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州 , Fujian | ||
| 17 | 闽侯 | 閩侯 | mǐn hóu | Min3 hou2 | Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州 , Fujian | ||
| 18 | 列侯 | 列侯 | liè hóu | lie4 hou2 | duke (old); nobleman; gentry | ||
| 19 | 侯赛因 | 侯賽因 | hóu sài yīn | 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 | ||
| 20 | 侯门似海 | 侯門似海 | hóu mén sì hǎi | hou2 men2 si4 hai3 | lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) | ||
| 21 | 侯门如海 | 侯門如海 | hóu mén rú hǎi | hou2 men2 ru2 hai3 | The mansions of the nobility were inaccessible to the common people. (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 侯门 | 侯門 | hóu mén | hou2 men2 | noble house | ||
| 23 | 侯马市 | 侯馬市 | hóu mǎ shì | Hou2 ma3 shi4 | Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾 , Shanxi | ||
| 24 | 侯马 | 侯馬 | hóu mǎ | Hou2 ma3 | Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾 , Shanxi | ||
| 25 | 侯爵 | 侯爵 | hóu jué | hou2 jue2 | marquis |
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