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候: to wait

By June 4, 2014December 1st, 2016Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music
 

候 hòu


: to wait; to inquire after; to watch
: to pay the bill
: season; climate
: a period of time (olden times: 5 days)

Kun Reading

候 | そうろう sourou
OR そうらう sourau

Irregular okurigana | auxiliary verb
: (Polite language) to be (auxiliary used in place of “aru” after “de” or “ni” when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of “-masu” after a -masu stem)

On Reading

候 | こう kou

noun
: season; weather

 Usage:

候選[选]人 hou4xuan3 ren2: candidate
候補[补] hou4bu3: to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
[候補 | こうほ kouho: candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list; nomination]
候任 hou4ren4: designate
候審[审] hou4shen3: awaiting trial
時[时]候 shi2hou: time; length of time; moment; period
[時候 | じこう jikou: season; time of the year]

有時[时]候 you3 shi2hou: sometimes
[時々| ときどき tokidoki] 當… 的時候 [当… 的时候] dang1…deshi2hou4: at the time of…

問[问]候 wen4hou4: to give one’s respects; to send a greeting
氣[气]候 qi4hou4: climate; situation [気候 | きこう kikou]
謝候 xie4hou4: thank for favor/hospitality
等候 deng3hou4: to wait
伺候 ci4hou4: to serve; to wait upon
[しこう shikou: waiting upon (someone)]
全天候 quan2 tian1 hou4: all-weather
[ぜんてんこう zentenkou: all-weather; weather-proof]



Japanese expression
候所 | そうろうところ sourou tokoro: … but

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic .
亻 (ren2: person radical 9) suggests the meaning while
矦 (hou2: marquis; lord) provides the sound.

 Music:


我們小時候 – TANK

作詞:TANK
作曲:TANK

小時候我總會這樣牽著你的手
只是盼望能夠在你的身邊守候
為了保護你不小心割破手指頭
這個小傷卻讓你淚流心痛

長大後我們越來越遠 分隔地球的兩邊
何時才能夠見面 熟悉微笑的臉

回憶起我們小時候 閉上眼睛就能感受
更多更詳盡歌詞 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網
在我們心中慢慢流動的溫柔

離開了我們小時候 現在你會不會想我
也許你找到一個人為你守候 我瞭了

回憶起我們小時候 閉上眼睛就能夠感受
站在窗前跟你說了晚安就走
離開了我們小時候 現在的你不再想我
這個時候我瞭了

credit: Tank

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary