天皇
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Chinese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānhuáng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianhuáng
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-huang2
- Yale: tyān-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianhwang
- Palladius: тяньхуан (tjanʹxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tin1 wong4
- Yale: tīn wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
天王
天皇
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: then hwang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤi[n] [ɢ]ʷˤaŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰl'iːn ɡʷaːŋ/
Noun
天皇
- king of heaven; heavenly sovereign; (figurative) emperor
- emperor or empress (regnant) of Japan
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (天皇):
- → Japanese: 天皇 (tennō); 天皇 (tenkō)
- → Korean: 천황(天皇) (cheonhwang)
- → Vietnamese: thiên hoàng (天皇)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“天皇” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
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