"候任" meaning in Chinese

See 候任 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/, /hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/ Chinese transliterations: hòurèn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hau⁶ jam⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hòurèn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hòurèn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hou⁴-jên⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hòu-rèn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], howrenn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хоужэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xoužɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hauh yahm [Cantonese, Yale], hau⁶ jam⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], heo⁶ yem⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 候任
  1. to be awaiting appointment (to a position); to be designated
    Sense id: en-候任-zh-verb-h7yH150h Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "hau⁶ jam⁶"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "hòurèn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "hòurèn"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hou⁴-jên⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hòu-rèn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "howrenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хоужэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xoužɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hauh yahm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hau⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heo⁶ yem⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/"
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        "to be awaiting appointment (to a position); to be designated"
      ],
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          "appointment",
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      "zh-pron": "hòurèn"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hau⁶ jam⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hòurèn"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hòurèn"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hou⁴-jên⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hòu-rèn"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "howrenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хоужэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xoužɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "standard"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "hauh yahm"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hau⁶ jam⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heo⁶ yem⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "候任"
}

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