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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 hóuHou2marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 ; nobleman or high official; surname Hou
2侯服玉食 侯服玉食 hóu shíhou2 fu2 yu4 shi2to live in the lap of luxury (idiom)
3侯景之乱 侯景之亂 hóu jǐng zhī luànHou2 Jing3 zhi1 luan4rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
4侯爵 侯爵 hóu juéhou2 jue2marquis
5侯马 侯馬 hóu Hou2 ma3Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾 , Shanxi
6侯马市 侯馬市 hóu shìHou2 ma3 shi4Houma county level city in Linfen 临汾 , Shanxi
7侯门 侯門 hóu ménhou2 men2noble house
8侯门如海 侯門如海 hóu mén hǎihou2 men2 ru2 hai3The mansions of the nobility were inaccessible to the common people. (idiom)
9侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu mén hǎihou2 men2 si4 hai3lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
10侯赛因 侯賽因 hóu sài yīnHou2 sai4 yin1Husain 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

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