侯 hau⁴ {hóu}

1. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位
2. nobleman or high official

侯 hau⁴ {Hóu}

surname Hou

侯馬〔-马〕 hau⁴ maa⁵ {Hóu mǎ}

Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾, Shanxi

侯門〔-门〕 hau⁴ mun⁴ {hóu mén}

noble house

侯爵 hau⁴ zoek³ {hóu jué}

marquis

侯斯頓〔--顿〕 hau⁴ si¹ deon⁶ {hóu sī dùn}

Houston, a city in Texas of United Stated

侯賽因〔-赛-〕 hau⁴ coi³ jan¹ {Hóu sài yīn}

1. Husain or Hussein (name)
2. Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
3. Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003

侯馬市〔-马-〕 hau⁴ maa⁵ si⁵ {Hóu mǎ shì}

Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾, Shanxi

侯景之亂〔---乱〕 hau⁴ ging² zi¹ lyun⁶ {Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn}

rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548

侯門似海〔-门--〕 hau⁴ mun⁴ ci⁵ hoi² {hóu mén sì hǎi}

1. lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)