诸侯 (諸侯)
zhū hóu
Pinyin

Definition

诸侯 (諸侯)
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zhū hóu
  1. feudal vassal
  2. feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC
  3. subordinate warlord
  4. local official

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

侯
Hóu
  1. 1 surname Hou
武侯区
Wǔ hóu qū
  1. 1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
武侯祠
wǔ hóu cí
  1. 1 memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
  2. 2 refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都
王侯
wáng hóu
  1. 1 aristocracy
诸侯
zhū hóu
  1. 1 feudal vassal
  2. 2 feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC
  3. 3 subordinate warlord
  4. 4 local official

Idioms (4)

侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
  1. 1 steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
  1. 1 steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)

Sample Sentences

晋侯设宴招待两位诸侯，为表达欢迎恭敬之意，引用《诗经.大雅.嘉乐》“嘉乐君子，显显令德，宜民宜人，受禄于天”以此来赞美两位诸侯。见此刻气氛不错，陪同齐侯出使的大夫便引用《诗经.小雅.蓼萧》中“既见君子，孔燕岂弟，宜兄宜弟”来表达齐侯是为卫侯而来，也希望晋侯能像对待兄弟一般对待各诸侯。
jìnhóu shè yàn zhāodài liǎng wèi zhūhóu ，wèi biǎodá huānyíng gōngjìng zhī yì ，yǐnyòng 《shījīng .dàyǎ .jiālè 》“jiālè jūnzǐ ，xiǎnxiǎn lìngdé ，yímínyírén ，shòulù yú tiān ”yǐcǐ lái zànměi liǎng wèi zhūhóu 。jiàn cǐ kè qìfen bùcuò ，péitóng qíhóu chūshǐ de dàifu biàn yǐnyòng 《shījīng .xiǎoyǎ .lǎoxiāo 》zhōng “jì jiàn jūnzǐ ，kǒngyàn kǎitì ，yí xiōng yí dì ”lái biǎodá qíhóu shì wèi wèihóu ér lái ，yě xīwàng jìnhóu néng xiàng duìdài xiōngdì yībān duìdài gè zhūhóu 。
The Marquis of Jin put on a feast to welcome the two dukes out of respect and quoted Jia Le from the Greater Odes of the Kingdom in the Book Of Songs, "Of our admirable, amiable, sovereign, Most illustrious is the excellent virtue. He orders rightly the people, orders rightly the officers, And receives his dignity from heaven," to praise the two dukes. Seeing that the atmosphere was so good, when he was accompanying the senior official dispatched abroad the Duke of Qi he quoted Liao Xiao in the Minor Odes of the Kingdom in the Book of Songs, "Now that I see my noble men, Grandly we feast, delighted and at ease. May their relations with their brothers be right!" to express that the Duke of Qi had come for the Duke of Wei, and to express hope that the Marquis of Jin would treat the dukes as brothers.
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随后郑伯的陪同大夫也心领神会吟诵《诗经.郑风.缁衣》中“适子之馆兮，还予授子之粲兮”，意思是，我家郑伯前来也是为卫侯之事，希望晋侯看在二位诸侯面子上，释放卫侯，二人将十分感激。
suíhòu zhèngbó de péitóng dàifu yě xīnlǐngshénhuì yínsòng 《shījīng .zhèngfēng .zīyī 》zhōng “shì zǐ zhī guǎn xī ，huán yǔ shòu zǐ zhī càn xī ”，yìsi shì ，wǒjiā zhèngbó qiánlái yě shì wèi wèihóu zhī shì ，xīwàng jìnhóu kàn zài èr wèi zhūhóu miànzi shàng ，shìfàng wèihóu ，èr rén jiāng shífēn gǎnjī 。
Following this, the senior official accompanying the Duke of Zheng intuitively recited the line "We will go to your court, And when we return home, we will send you a feast!" from Zi Yi from the Odes of Zheng in the Book of Songs, which meant, my Duke of Zheng has come here for the Duke of Wei, and we hope that out of respect for these two nobles, you will release him and we shall be very grateful for it.
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由此可见，大夫们引用《诗经》都是十分客气委婉又恰如其分地表达了两位诸侯此行的目的。几轮交锋过后，晋侯始终未表态，但已有所动摇。
yóucǐ kějiàn ，dàifu men yǐnyòng 《shījīng 》dōu shì shífēn kèqi wěiwǎn yòu qià rú qí fèn de biǎodá le liǎng wèi zhūhóu cǐ xíng de mùdì 。jǐ lún jiāofēng guòhòu ，jìnhóu shǐzhōng wèi biǎotài ，dàn yǐ yǒusuǒ dòngyáo 。
From this one can see that when the senior official quoted the Book of Songs it was an indirect and appropriate way of expressing the motive of the visit by the two dukes. After several confrontations, the Marquis of Jin didn't declare his position, but was swayed to some extent.
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