皇位

Chinese

		emperor; surname	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (皇位)		皇	位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huángwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ wai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huángwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huángwèi
  - Wade–Giles: huang²-wei⁴
  - Yale: hwáng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangwey
  - Palladius: хуанвэй (xuanvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ wai⁶
  - Yale: wòhng waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/
  - Homophones:
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    王位
    皇位

Noun

皇位

throne
the title of the emperor

Synonyms

(throne):

位 (wèi) (literary, or in compounds)
寶座 / 宝座 (bǎozuò)
御座 (yùzuò)
王位 (wángwèi)
王座 (wángzuò)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皇	位
こう Grade: 6	い Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーい [kóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːi]

Noun

皇(こう)位(い) • (kōi) ^{←くゎうゐ (kwauwi)^?}

the imperial throne
皇(こう)位(い)を継(けい)承(しょう)する
kōi o keishō suru
to succeed to the throne
(specifically) the Chrysanthemum Throne, the monarchy of Japan

Synonyms

御座(ござ) (goza)
王(おう)座(ざ) (ōza)