n. (Hira=こう) marquis, title of nobility which ranks between a duke and a count; lord, nobleman, aristocrat; season

n. (Trad=侯, Pinyin=hou2) high official, marquis, marquess, noble, nobleman

n. (Simp=侯, Pinyin=hou2) high official, marquis, marquess, noble, nobleman

blowing; with a puff

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[侯] a marquis

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[后] an empress; a queen

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[後] (1) after; afterward (s); later; since; hence; next to; following; behind
(2) later; after; farther [further]

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A noble's house is as deep as the sea.
Describing the closely guarded residence of a noble separated from the outside world.