marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[] / nobleman / high official
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used in 閩侯|闽侯[] (the name of a place in Fujian)
surname Hou
marquis
noble house
(lit.) the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom) / (fig.) there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people
duke (old) / nobleman / gentry
the winners become princes and marquises / the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom) / history is written by the victors
see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[]
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
aristocracy
aristocracy
(lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom) / (fig.) people of the highest rank and status / the ruling elite
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[])
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[])
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households) / high nobles
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers
vassal state
Saddam Hussein
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
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
see 侯馬市|侯马市[]
Houma, a county-level city in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[], Shanxi
two-character surname Xiahou
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
see 武侯區|武侯区[]
Wuhou, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[], Sichuan
see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[]
Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[], Fujian
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