侯爵

Chinese

		marquis	nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
trad. (侯爵)		侯	爵
simp. #(侯爵)		侯	爵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóujué

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴ zoek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóujué
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóujyué
    • Wade–Giles: hou²-chüeh²
    • Yale: hóu-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hourjyue
    • Palladius: хоуцзюэ (xouczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴ zoek³
    • Yale: hàuh jeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ dzoek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ zêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ t͡ʃœːk̚³/

Noun

侯爵

1. marquess (a British nobleman)
2. marquis (as called in other kingdoms)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (侯爵):

• → Japanese: 侯爵(こうしゃく) (kōshaku)
• → Korean: 후작(侯爵) (hujak)
• → Vietnamese: hầu tước (侯爵)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
侯	爵
こう Grade: S	しゃく Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

侯 (“marquis”) +‎ 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the second highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "marquess" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​ーしゃく [kóꜜòshàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

侯(こう)爵(しゃく) • (kōshaku) 

1. marquess (a British nobleman)
2. marquis (as called in other kingdoms)

Related terms

• 公爵(こうしゃく) (kōshaku): duke
• 伯爵(はくしゃく) (hakushaku): earl
• 子爵(ししゃく) (shishaku): viscount
• 男爵(だんしゃく) (danshaku): baron

Korean

Hanja in this term
侯	爵

Noun

侯爵 • (hujak) (hangeul 후작)

1. Hanja form^? of 후작 (“marquess; marquis”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
侯	爵

Noun

侯爵

1. chữ Hán form of hầu tước (“marquess (a British nobleman); marquis (as called in other kingdoms)”).