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Emperor and Empress In in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Emperor

  2. Empress

  3. Queen / Empress

  4. Emperor

  5. Queen

  6. Dragon and Phoenix

  7. Phoenix


 huáng
 kou
 
Emperor Scroll

皇 is the simple, single-character way to write emperor in Chinese and Japanese.


See Also:  Empress | King | Queen

 huáng hòu
 kou gou
Empress Scroll

皇后 is the title of empress/emperess, the female form of the emperor.

皇后 is used in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

While the emperor's reign was for life, if he died, his wife would hold his power. In this case, a woman was the ultimate ruler of the greater part of East Asia (now China) until her death and the succession of the emperor's firstborn son to lead the empire. Numerous times in various Chinese dynasties, an empress took power in this way.

The first character means emperor by itself.

The second character alone can mean “wife of an emperor or king” (the first character clarifies that we are talking about an empress and not a queen). It can also mean sovereign or last offspring, depending on context.

Note: In some books, this word is translated as queen. While only incorrect if you get technical (because an empress is theoretically a higher level than a queen), the meaning is very similar.

皇后 is sometimes used for the title of queen, but more technically, this is the wife of the emperor (a higher level than a queen).


See Also:  Emperor | King | Queen | Phoenix

Queen / Empress

Wife of the King

 wáng hòu
 ou kou
Queen / Empress Scroll

王后 is another way to write queen in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

王后 is sometimes used for the title of empress.

The first character means “king,” and the second means “wife,” or a short form to say “wife of the king/emperor.” So this is literally “king's wife” or “emperor's wife.” Some will translate this as “queen consort.”


See Also:  Queen | Goddess | King | Emperor

 huáng dì
 koutei
Emperor Scroll

皇帝 means emperor in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.

From times of old, the emperors of Asia ruled under the authority of God himself. One definition of an emperor is a ruler put in power by God. This definition separates emperors from the various kings in Chinese history (although defining who is a king versus an emperor gets vague sometimes).

Occasionally, the emperor's wife was widowed, and she took the role of an empress until her death (see our entry for empress if that is what you are looking for).


See Also:  Empress | King | Queen

 nǚ wáng
 jo ou
Queen Scroll

女王 is one way to write queen in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

女王 is not the same thing as an empress.

The first character means “woman” or “female,” and the second means “king.” So this is literally “woman king.”


See Also:  Empress | Goddess | King | Emperor

Dragon and Phoenix

 lóng fèng
 ryuu hou
Dragon and Phoenix Scroll

龍鳳 is the simplest way to express “Dragon and Phoenix” in Chinese and Japanese.

This title can be used to represent, “The emperor and empress,” or a metaphor for an outstanding personage.

It should be noted that this is most often used as a given name, “Ryuuhou” in Japanese. It may be read more as a name than by meaning in Japanese.

Phoenix (female)

 huáng
 ou
 
Phoenix (female) Scroll

凰 is another simple way to write “Phoenix” in Chinese. 凰 is the specifically female element of a phoenix, so this is how you write “female phoenix.” 凰 is sometimes used to represent the female empress (many times in history, China was ruled by a woman, in much the same way queens came to power in Europe).

Note that the emperor is always represented as a dragon (not the male version of a phoenix).

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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

中宮

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 nakamiya
    なかみや
(1) (See 三后) the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; (2) emperor's second consort; (3) empress; palace of the empress; (4) building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; (5) (See 皇居) demesne of the imperial palace; (place-name, surname) Nakamiya

乾陵

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qián líng
    qian2 ling2
ch`ien ling
    chien ling
Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天

亮闇

see styles
 ryouan / ryoan
    りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

佛爺


佛爷

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fó ye
    fo2 ye5
fo yeh
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee); Buddha; God; emperor; in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

内裏

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 dairi
    だいり
(1) imperial palace; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内裏雛) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress; (place-name) Dairi

国忌

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 kokki
    こっき
anniversary of the death of an emperor or empress

女雛

see styles
 mebina
    めびな
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)

梓童

see styles
zǐ tóng
    zi3 tong2
tzu t`ung
    tzu tung
(often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress

男雛

see styles
 obina
    おびな
Emperor doll (in display with Empress doll)

董卓

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dǒng zhuó
    dong3 zhuo2
tung cho
 toutaku / totaku
    とうたく
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
(personal name) Toutaku

諒闇

see styles
 ryouan / ryoan
    りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

諒陰

see styles
 ryouan / ryoan
    りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

遷御

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 sengyo
    せんぎょ
(n,vs,vi) (1) relocation of the emperor, an abdicated emperor or the empress dowager; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Shinto} relocation of a shrine, divine spirit or object of worship

還御

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 kangyo
    かんぎょ
(n,vs,vi) (honorific or respectful language) return (of the emperor, empress, shogun, etc.)

院号

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 ingou / ingo
    いんごう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); (2) (See 院・7) posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"

雄雛

see styles
 obina
    おびな
Emperor doll (in display with Empress doll)

両陛下

see styles
 ryouheika / ryoheka
    りょうへいか
(honorific or respectful language) their Majesties the Emperor and Empress

内裏様

see styles
 dairisama
    だいりさま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 内裏・1) imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); (2) (polite language) (See 内裏雛) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

内裏雛

see styles
 dairibina
    だいりびな
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

孝聖憲


孝圣宪

see styles
xiào shèng xiàn
    xiao4 sheng4 xian4
hsiao sheng hsien
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]

式年祭

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 shikinensai
    しきねんさい
(See 式年) imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)

老佛爺


老佛爷

see styles
lǎo fó yé
    lao3 fo2 ye2
lao fo yeh
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

内裏びな

see styles
 dairibina
    だいりびな
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

Variations:
男雛
雄雛

see styles
 obina
    おびな
Emperor doll (in display with Empress doll)

天皇皇后両陛下

see styles
 tennoukougouryouheika / tennokogoryoheka
    てんのうこうごうりょうへいか
(honorific or respectful language) Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress

Variations:
御真影
ご真影

see styles
 goshinei / goshine
    ごしんえい
(1) (hist) imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; (2) (honorific or respectful language) portrait or photo of a person of high rank

Variations:
内裏雛
内裏びな

see styles
 dairibina
    だいりびな
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

Variations:
御所(P)
ご所

see styles
 gosho
    ごしょ
(1) imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; (2) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister

Variations:
諒闇
諒陰
亮闇

see styles
 ryouan / ryoan
    りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

Variations:
鎮魂祭
鎮魂の祭り

see styles
 chinkonsai(鎮魂祭); tamashizumenomatsuri
    ちんこんさい(鎮魂祭); たましずめのまつり
(1) ceremony for the repose of a soul; (2) ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Emperorkou / kohuáng / huang2 / huang
Empress皇后kou gou / kougou / ko gohuáng hòu
huang2 hou4
huang hou
huanghou
Queen
Empress
王后ou kou / oukou / o kowáng hòu / wang2 hou4 / wang hou / wanghou
Emperor皇帝koutei / koteihuáng dì / huang2 di4 / huang di / huangdihuang ti / huangti
Queen女王jo ou / joou / jo onǚ wáng / nv3 wang2 / nv wang / nvwangnü wang / nüwang
Dragon and Phoenix龍鳳
龙凤
ryuu hou / ryuuhou / ryu holóng fèng
long2 feng4
long feng
longfeng
lung feng
lungfeng
Phoenix (female)ou / ohuáng / huang2 / huang
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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