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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-siōng-hông

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• 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-siōng-hông
    • Tâi-lô: thài-siōng-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taesioxnghoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/

Noun

太上皇

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