王侯

wánghóu
aristocracy

CEDICT

princes and marquises; royalty and nobility

Wiktionary

王爵和侯爵。泛指显贵的人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 王 wáng
  1. king or monarch
  2. best or strongest of its type
  3. grand
  4. great
2 侯 hóu
  1. marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  2. nobleman; high official

Containing this entry

胜者王侯败者寇 shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu
  1. the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. history is written by the victors
胜者王侯败者贼 shèngzhěwánghóubàizhězéi see 胜者王侯败者寇 shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu
王侯公卿 wánghóugōngqīng aristocracy
王侯将相 wánghóujiàngxiàng
成者王侯败者寇 chéngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu

Related entries

王侯公卿 wánghóugōngqīng aristocracy
贵族社会 guìzúshèhuì aristocracy
鼎族 dǐngzú
  1. rich patriarchal family
  2. aristocracy
贵族 guìzú
  1. lord
  2. nobility
  3. nobleman
  4. noblewoman
  5. aristocrat
  6. aristocracy
贵族住在故宫的东边和西边。

Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.

Source: Tatoeba