太上皇
Chinese
too (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
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): tàishànghuáng
- (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): taai3 soeng6 wong4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-siōng-hông
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tàishànghuáng
- 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)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-siōng-hông
- Tâi-lô: thài-siōng-hông
- Phofsit Daibuun: taesioxnghoong
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
太上皇
- (historical) reigning emperor's father, especially one who abdicated in favour of his son, retired emperor
- (figurative) overlord