御宇

Chinese

		to rule; to govern	room; universe
trad. (御宇)		御	宇
simp. #(御宇)		御	宇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yü³
    • Yale: yù-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyeu
    • Palladius: юйюй (jujjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

御宇

1. (archaic) to rule over an empire; to sit on the throne

   • 漢皇重色思傾國，御宇多年求不得。 [MSC, trad.]
     汉皇重色思倾国，御宇多年求不得。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     Hàn huáng zhòng sè sī qīngguó, yùyǔ duō nián qiú bùdé. [Pinyin]

     A certain emperor of the Han dynasty placed a premium on his dalliances, and longed for a beauty who could lay low an empire. He ruled his empire for many years without finding such a beauty.