秦始皇帝

Chinese

		surname; name of a dynasty	Qin Shi Huang
trad. (秦始皇帝)		秦	始皇帝
simp. ^#(秦始皇帝)		秦	始皇帝

Etymology

From the addition of 秦 (Qín) during the Han dynasty to the self-proclaimed title of 始皇帝 (Shǐhuángdì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qín Shǐhuángdì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ ci² wong⁴ dai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chîn-sí-hông-tè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qín Shǐhuángdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Cín Shǐhhuángdì
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻin² Shih³-huang²-ti⁴
  - Yale: Chín Shř-hwáng-dì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyn Shyyhwangdih
  - Palladius: Цинь Шихуанди (Cinʹ Šixuandi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceon⁴ ci² wong⁴ dai³
  - Yale: chèuhn chí wòhng dai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ tsi² wong⁴ dai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cên⁴ qi² wong⁴ dei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ tɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chîn-sí-hông-tè
  - Tâi-lô: Tsîn-sí-hông-tè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinsy'hongdex
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin¹³⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² te²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹/

Proper noun

秦始皇帝

(historical) Alternative name for 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng, “Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China”).

Synonyms

秦皇 (Qínhuáng)
秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng)
始皇帝 (Shǐhuángdì)