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侯孝賢
“Hou Hsiao-hsien; Taiwanese film director known for slow, contemplative cinema.”
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侯
ㄏㄡˊ
Marquis, the second highest rank of ancient Chinese nobility; nobleman; high official; surname; target for arrows; a polite form of address among scholars.
孝
ㄒㄧㄠˋ
filial piety; devotion to parents; mourning clothes or rites; mourning rites; a surname
賢
ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Virtuous or worthy person; able; good; a respectful term for someone of the same or younger generation; to respect or value; to surpass.