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

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 t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁴ zoek³
  - Yale: hàuh jeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ dzoek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ zêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːk̚³/

Noun

侯爵

marquess (a British nobleman)
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
kan'on

侯爵 on Japanese Wikipedia

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

(Tokyo) こーしゃく [kóꜜòshàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

侯(こう)爵(しゃく) • (kōshaku) ^{←こうしやく (kousyaku)^?}

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

Related terms

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
侯	爵

Noun

侯爵 • (hujak) (hangeul 후작)

hanja form^? of 후작 (“marquess; marquis”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
侯	爵

Noun

侯爵

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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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