華蓋

Chinese

		flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (華蓋)		華	蓋
simp. (华盖)		华	盖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huágài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huágài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huágài
    • Wade–Giles: hua²-kai⁴
    • Yale: hwá-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwagay
    • Palladius: хуагай (xuagaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

華蓋

1. (historical) canopy (domed umbrella-like roof) over an imperial carriage

   • 將兵為上將軍，建華蓋，立斗獻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     将兵为上将军，建华盖，立斗献。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Jiāng bīng wèi shàng jiāngjūn, jiàn huágài, lì dǒu xiàn. [Pinyin]

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   • 起大壇，上建十二重五采華蓋。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     起大坛，上建十二重五采华盖。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Qǐ dà tán, shàng jiàn shí'èr zhòng wǔcǎi huágài. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary, by extension) imperial carriage; nobleman's chariot
3. (Chinese astronomy) Canopy of the Emperor, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure and a sign of bad luck

   • 大帝上九星曰華蓋，所以覆蔽大帝之坐也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     大帝上九星曰华盖，所以覆蔽大帝之坐也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin

     Dàdì shàng jiǔ xīng yuē huágài, suǒyǐ fùbì dàdì zhī zuò yě. [Pinyin]

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4. (astronomy) aureole
5. (Taoism) eyebrow

   • 眉號華蓋，覆明珠。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     眉号华盖，覆明珠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1029 CE, Zhang Junfang, Yunji Qiqian

     Méi hào huágài, fù míngzhū. [Pinyin]

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References

• “Entry #83647”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.