唐明皇

Chinese

		Tang dynasty (618–907)	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	emperor; surname
simp. and trad. (唐明皇)		唐	明	皇

Etymology

明皇 is shortened from 至道大聖大明孝皇帝, the posthumous title of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. The use of this appellation instead of 唐玄宗 is to observe the Chinese naming taboo custom and avoid the character 玄, found in the personal names of Zhao Xuanlang (趙玄朗), regarded as the ancestor of the Song royal family and granted the temple name 宋聖祖, and Kangxi Emperor of Qing, who was named 玄燁.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Tángmínghuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ ming⁴ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Tángmínghuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Tángmínghuáng
  - Wade–Giles: Tʻang²-ming²-huang²
  - Yale: Táng-míng-hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tarngminghwang
  - Palladius: Танминхуан (Tanminxuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tong⁴ ming⁴ wong⁴
  - Yale: tòhng mìhng wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ ming⁴ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ ming⁴ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

唐明皇

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang