王侯

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	marquis
trad. (王侯)		王	侯
simp. #(王侯)		王	侯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wánghóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ hau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wánghóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wánghóu
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-hou²
    • Yale: wáng-hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanghour
    • Palladius: ванхоу (vanxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ hau⁴
    • Yale: wòhng hàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ hau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ heo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹/

Noun

王侯

1. princes and marquises; royalty and nobility

Derived terms

• 富比王侯
• 敝屣王侯
• 王侯將相／王侯将相 (wánghóujiàngxiàng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	侯
おう Grade: 1	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

「泰西王侯騎馬図」

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーこー [òókóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

王(おう)侯(こう) • (ōkō) ^{←わうこう (waukou)?}

1. kings and marquises

   王侯(おうこう)の宮廷(きゅうてい)

   ōkō no kyūtei

   royal court

   「泰西(たいせい)王侯(おうこう)騎馬図(きばず)」

   “Taisei ōkō kiba-zu”

   Western Kings on Horseback