1 surname Hou

1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan

1 memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)

2 refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都

1 aristocracy

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

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)

1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)

2 history is written by the victors

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)

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)