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皇帝 means emperor in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
From times of old, the emperors of Asia ruled under the authority of God himself. One definition of an emperor is a ruler put in power by God. This definition separates emperors from the various kings in Chinese history (although defining who is a king versus an emperor gets vague sometimes).
Occasionally, the emperor's wife was widowed, and she took the role of an empress until her death (see our entry for empress if that is what you are looking for).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 皇帝 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
皇帝 see styles |
huáng dì huang2 di4 huang ti koutei / kote こうてい |
More info & calligraphy: Emperoremperor |
二皇帝 see styles |
èr huáng dì er4 huang2 di4 erh huang ti |
second emperor of a dynasty |
土皇帝 see styles |
tǔ huáng dì tu3 huang2 di4 t`u huang ti tu huang ti |
local tyrant |
女皇帝 see styles |
nǚ huáng dì nu:3 huang2 di4 nü huang ti |
empress; refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705 |
始皇帝 see styles |
shikoutei / shikote しこうてい |
(person) Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi |
小皇帝 see styles |
xiǎo huáng dì xiao3 huang2 di4 hsiao huang ti shoukoutei / shokote しょうこうてい |
child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child little emperor; spoilt only child (in China) |
皇帝菜 see styles |
huáng dì cài huang2 di4 cai4 huang ti ts`ai huang ti tsai |
see 茼蒿[tong2 hao1] |
末代皇帝 see styles |
mò dài huáng dì mo4 dai4 huang2 di4 mo tai huang ti |
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] by Bernardo Bertolucci |
皇帝の嗣 see styles |
kouteinoshi / kotenoshi こうていのし |
Emperor's heir |
秦始皇帝 see styles |
qín shǐ huáng dì qin2 shi3 huang2 di4 ch`in shih huang ti chin shih huang ti |
the First Emperor 259-210 BC |
飛行皇帝 see styles |
fēi xíng huáng dì fei1 xing2 huang2 di4 fei hsing huang ti |
flying emperor |
吃飯皇帝大 吃饭皇帝大 see styles |
chī fàn huáng dì dà chi1 fan4 huang2 di4 da4 ch`ih fan huang ti ta chih fan huang ti ta |
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw) |
天高皇帝遠 天高皇帝远 see styles |
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn tian1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3 t`ien kao huang ti yüan tien kao huang ti yüan |
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom); fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government |
皇帝的新衣 see styles |
huáng dì de xīn yī huang2 di4 de5 xin1 yi1 huang ti te hsin i |
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked) |
秦始皇帝陵 see styles |
qín shǐ huáng dì líng qin2 shi3 huang2 di4 ling2 ch`in shih huang ti ling chin shih huang ti ling |
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an |
崇道尽敬皇帝 see styles |
sudoujinkeikoutei / sudojinkekote すどうじんけいこうてい |
(personal name) Sudoujinkeikoutei |
教皇皇帝主義 see styles |
kyoukoukouteishugi / kyokokoteshugi きょうこうこうていしゅぎ |
(See 皇帝教皇主義) Papocaesarism |
皇帝ペンギン see styles |
kouteipengin; kouteipengin / kotepengin; kotepengin こうていペンギン; コウテイペンギン |
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) |
皇帝教皇主義 see styles |
kouteikyoukoushugi / kotekyokoshugi こうていきょうこうしゅぎ |
Caesaropapism |
始皇帝兵馬俑坑 see styles |
shikouteiheibayoukou / shikotehebayoko しこうていへいばようこう |
(place-name) excavation site of the Terracotta Army (Xian, China) |
皇帝不急太監急 皇帝不急太监急 see styles |
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2 huang ti pu chi t`ai chien chi huang ti pu chi tai chien chi |
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom); fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved |
皇帝女兒不愁嫁 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 see styles |
huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià huang2 di4 nu:3 er2 bu4 chou2 jia4 huang ti nü erh pu ch`ou chia huang ti nü erh pu chou chia |
lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom); fig. highly sought after |
神聖ローマ皇帝 see styles |
shinseiroomakoutei / shinseroomakote しんせいローマこうてい |
(hist) Holy Roman Emperor |
皇帝不急急死太監 皇帝不急急死太监 see styles |
huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 ji2 si3 tai4 jian4 huang ti pu chi chi ssu t`ai chien huang ti pu chi chi ssu tai chien |
see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] |
捨得一身剮,敢把皇帝拉下馬 舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马 see styles |
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ she3 de5 yi1 shen1 gua3 , gan3 ba3 huang2 di4 la1 xia4 ma3 she te i shen kua , kan pa huang ti la hsia ma |
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb); to a fearless person, no fence is high enough |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Emperor | 皇帝 | koutei / kotei | huáng dì / huang2 di4 / huang di / huangdi | huang ti / huangti |
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