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侯

hóu · hou/Hóu · hou

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Meaning

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marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděng juéwèi)
nobleman; high official

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古(gǔ)代(dài)五(wǔ)等(děng)爵(jué)位(wèi)中(zhōng)，侯(hóu)爵(jué)排(pái)在(zài)第(dì)二(èr)位(wèi)。

Among the five ranks of ancient nobility, marquis ranks second.

他(tā)姓(xìng)侯(hóu)，是(shì)侯(hóu)家(jiā)的(de)长(zhǎng)子(zǐ)。

His surname is Hou, and he is the eldest son of the Hou family.

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