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諸侯

諸侯

See also: 诸侯

Chinese

		all; many; various	marquis
trad. (諸侯)		諸	侯
simp. (诸侯)		诸	侯

Noun

諸侯

(archaic) feudal lord; member of the Chinese nobility

Derived terms

諸侯國／诸侯国 (zhūhóuguó)

See also

Chinese nobility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
諸	侯
しょ Grade: 6	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

諸侯 ‎(hiragana しょこう, romaji shokō)

prince

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhūhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ hau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chir-hió / chu-hô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhūhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄏㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhour
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ hau⁴
  - Yale: jyū hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ hau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-hió
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-hió
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ hiɤ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-hô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-hôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zu'hoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ¹³/