守候

守候

Chinese

		to guard	wait
simp. and trad. (守候)		守	候

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² hau⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): siú-hiō / siú-hō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shǒuhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouhow
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² hau⁶
    • Yale: sáu hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² heo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hiō
    • Tâi-lô: siú-hiō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siw'hioi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: siú-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siw'ho
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²/

Verb

守候

1. to wait for; to expect
2. to keep watch

Synonyms

• (to wait for): 等待 (děngdài), 等候 (děnghòu), (literary, Min Nan) 聽候／听候 (tīnghòu)
• (to keep watch):

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保衛／保卫 (bǎowèi) 守衛／守卫 (shǒuwèi) 守護／守护 (shǒuhù) 捍衛／捍卫 (hànwèi)

看護／看护 (kānhù) 衛護／卫护 (wèihù) 護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)