Chinese

Verb

候補

1. to be an alternate; to be a candidate for (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)
2. (archaic) to temporarily fill a provincial or ministerial post prior to being assigned a permanent position by the Ministry for Personnel (during the Qing dynasty)

Noun

候補

1. alternate; candidate (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)

Derived terms

References

• Three Departments and Six Ministries on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​うほ [kóꜜòhò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːho̞]

Noun

候補 ‎(hiragana こうほ, romaji kōho)

1. candidate

Synonyms

• 候補者 (こうほしゃ) ‎(kōhosha) (for persons only)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

候補 • ‎(hubo) ‎(hangeul 후보)

1. Hanja form^? of 후보, “candidate”.