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thái hậu

Pronunciation Northern /tʰaːj˧˥ hə̰ʔw˨˩/ Central /tʰa̰ːj˩˧ hə̰w˨˨/ Southern /tʰaːj˧˥ həw˨˩˨/
Listen
queen mother; empress dowager
Noun
queen mother; empress dowager
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
queen mother; empress dowager Politics & InstitutionsTheme

A title given to the mother of a reigning monarch or emperor after the previous ruler has died.

vi Thái hậu là người có quyền lực lớn trong triều đình.

en The queen mother has great power in the royal court.

Parts
thái / hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 太后 …
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Components

Components

thái hậu

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 太后

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
太后
Candidates by syllable
thái 太 hậu 後
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Similar
vương đại phi / queen dowager
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Easily confused

Same meaning

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queen dowager vi: thái hậu / ja: 皇太后 / WordNet aligned
Use
hoàng thái hậu / thái hoàng thái hậu / vương thái hậu / thái độ …
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Words containing this
thái (slice) — words using
hậu (queen) — words using
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