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Chinese
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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諸
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侯
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhū
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hóu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyo ›
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‹ huw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ta/
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/*ˁ(r)o/
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English
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many
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feudal lord
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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諸
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侯
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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No.
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16959
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5139
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Phonetic component
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者
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侯
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Rime group
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魚
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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遮
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Old Chinese
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/*tjaː/
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/*ɡoː/
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Notes
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矦隸變
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Noun
諸侯
- (historical) feudal lord; feudal vassal; member of the Chinese nobility
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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諸侯 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
諸 (pluralizing prefix) + 侯 (“nobleman; marquis”)
Pronunciation
Noun
諸侯 • (shokō)
- (historical, feudalism) noblemen, especially those with familial ties to an East Asian 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), who were ranked by the 五爵 (goshaku, “five ranks”)