太上皇
Chinese
edittoo (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
God of heaven; Lord of Heaven; celestial emperor | ||
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simp. and trad. (太上皇) |
太 | 上皇 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tàishànghuáng
- Wade–Giles: tʻai4-shang4-huang2
- Yale: tài-shàng-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshanqhwang
- Palladius: тайшанхуан (tajšanxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 soeng6 wong4
- Yale: taai seuhng wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 soeng6 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 sêng6 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit太上皇
- (historical) reigning emperor's father, especially one who abdicated in favour of his son, retired emperor
- (figurative) overlord