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emperor / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
God
HSK 6
empire / imperial
HSK 7-9
(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
HSK 7-9
imperialism
HSK 7-9
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  *克* | 克* | *克
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
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  *明* | 明* | *明
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture
imperial capital
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  *承* | 承* | *承
surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
regent / monarch
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  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
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  *帝* | 帝* | *帝
emperor
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
(male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner
the Jade Emperor
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  *厘* | 厘* | *厘
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai
Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
heavenly emperor / "the Great" (title)
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃 of Fiery Emperor 炎帝
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  *哀* | 哀* | *哀
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘
imperial capital
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
God of heaven / Celestial emperor
imperial throne
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
秦越人 (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝 era
autocratic monarchy / imperial regime
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧 and Yu Shun 虞舜
to be anti-imperialist
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝 who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫 after drowning
Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang / reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晉懷帝|晋怀帝
to declare oneself emperor / to win the best actor award
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝
three sovereigns 三皇 and five emperors 五帝 of myth and legend / the earliest system of Chinese historiography
Fiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan
empress / imperial consort
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝, died c. 110 BC
Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Nazi Germany / Third Reich (shorthand for 第三帝國|第三帝国)
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝 / Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝
local tyrant
Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝, defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 by Bernardo Bertolucci
Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝|汉元帝
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Dili, capital of East Timor
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Jade Emperor
Tsarist Russia
Russian empire (1546-1917)
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
Empire State Building (New York City)
the Holy Roman Empire (history)
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
Sima Yan (236-290), founder and first emperor (265-290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋, posthumous name 晉武帝|晋武帝
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
Daoguang Emperor
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon
(Tw) Eswatini
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝
Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom) / fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom) / reckless / intemperate
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
Timor Sea
Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷, 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝, reigned 290-307
Guangxu Emperor
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child
91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
Ottoman Empire (Tw)
Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

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