候補

Japanese

Kanji in this term
候	補

Noun

候補 (hiragana こうほ, romaji kōho)

1. candidate

Synonyms

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

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Korean

Hanja in this word
候	補

Pronunciation

• IPA: huˈbo
• Phonetic hangul: 후보

Romanization

Revised	hubo	transliteration	hubo
McCune–Reischauer	hubo	Yale	hwupo

Noun

候補 (hubo)

1. Hanja form^? of 후보, “candidate”.

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Mandarin

simpl.		候补
trad.		候補

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ xou˥˩pu˨˩˦ ]

Adjective

候補 (traditional, Pinyin hòubǔ, simplified 候补)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) alternate; candidate (for a vacancy etc.)

Verb

候補 (traditional, Pinyin hòubǔ, simplified 候补)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) to be an alternate; to be a candidate for (a vacancy 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)

References

• Three Departments and Six Ministries on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Three Departments and Six Ministries
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• "候補" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-23.