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外王內帝

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Chinese

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outside king inside emperor
trad. (外王內帝)
simp. (外王内帝)
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外王內帝

  1. (historical) East Asian practice in which a monarch is described as a (king) during diplomacy with the Chinese emperor, and as 皇帝 (huángdì, emperor) in his own country (e.g. notably in historical Vietnam)

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Noun

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外王內帝 (oewangnaeje) (hangeul 외왕내제)

  1. hanja form? of 외왕내제 ((historical) East Asian practice in which a monarch is described as a (king) during diplomacy with the Chinese emperor, and as 皇帝 (huángdì, emperor) in his own country (e.g. notably in historical Vietnam))