marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman; high official

used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)

duke (old); nobleman; gentry

two-character surname Xiahou

see 武侯區|武侯区[Wu3 hou2 Qu1]

aristocracy

dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers

see 閩侯縣|闽侯县[Min3 hou4 Xian4]

Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households); high nobles

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])