hoàng thái hậu
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̤ːŋ˨˩ tʰaːj˧˥ hə̰ʔw˨˩/
Central
/hwaːŋ˧˧ tʰa̰ːj˩˧ hə̰w˨˨/
Southern
/hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰaːj˧˥ həw˨˩˨/
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empress dowager
Noun
empress dowager
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
empress dowager
Discourse & Logic
A title given to the mother of a reigning emperor of a country.
vi Hoàng thái hậu đang nghỉ ngơi trong cung điện.
en The empress dowager is resting in the palace.
Parts
hoàng / thái hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇太后 …
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Parts
hoàng / thái hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇太后 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇太后
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
皇太后
Candidates by syllable
hoàng
黄（皇 / 磺 / 惶 / 鐄）
thái
太
hậu
後
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
thái hoàng thái hậu / hoàng tử / hoàng hôn / nữ hoàng …
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Use
thái hoàng thái hậu / hoàng tử / hoàng hôn / nữ hoàng …