玉皇

Chinese

jade emperor; surname
simp. and trad.
(玉皇)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

玉皇

  1. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) the Jade Emperor

Synonyms

  • (archaic) 太一 (tàiyī) etc.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玉皇):
  • Japanese: (ぎょく)(こう) (Gyokukō)
  • Korean: 옥황(玉皇) (Okhwang)
  • Vietnamese: Ngọc Hoàng (玉皇)
  • English: Jade Emperor (calque)
  • References

    • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “玉皇”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
    • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “玉皇”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 207.

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

    玉皇

    1. chữ Hán form of Ngọc Hoàng (Jade Emperor)