侯

surname Hou

nobleman; high official

• hóujuéshìguìzúdeyīzhǒng.

  侯爵是贵族的一种。🔊

  A marquess is a type of nobility.

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

• hóujuéshìgǔdàideguìzú.

  侯爵是古代的贵族。🔊

  A marquis is an aristocrat of ancient times.

used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)