女皇

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	emperor; surname
simp. and trad. (女皇)		女	皇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ wong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lú-hông / lí-hông / lír-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuhwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ wong⁴
  - Yale: néuih wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    女王
    女皇
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-hông
  - Tâi-lô: lú-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lw'hoong
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-hông
  - Tâi-lô: lí-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ly'hoong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-hông
  - Tâi-lô: lír-hông
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

女皇

empress; queen
武則天是中國歷史唯一一個女皇。 [MSC, trad.]
武则天是中国历史唯一一个女皇。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǔ Zétiān shì zhōngguó lìshǐ wéiyī yīge nǚhuáng. [Pinyin]
Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in Chinese history.

Usage notes

Usually used for a female monarch, not for the wife of a monarch, who is called 皇后 (huánghòu).

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (女皇):

→ Korean: 여황 (女皇, yeohwang)
→ Vietnamese: nữ hoàng (女皇)

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