太上皇

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	God of heaven; Lord of Heaven; celestial emperor
simp. and trad. (太上皇)		太	上皇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàishànghuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ soeng⁶ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàishànghuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàishànghuáng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-shang⁴-huang²
  - Yale: tài-shàng-hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshanqhwang
  - Palladius: тайшанхуан (tajšanxuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ soeng⁶ wong⁴
  - Yale: taai seuhng wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ soeng⁶ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ sêng⁶ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

太上皇

(historical) reigning emperor's father, especially one who abdicated in favour of his son, retired emperor
(figurative) overlord

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