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皇后

皇后

Chinese

		divine, imperial; emperor	empress; queen
simp. and trad. (皇后)		皇	后

Noun

皇后

empress, particularly an empress consort or (Hong Kong) a queen of England

Usage notes

Usually not used for a female monarch, who is called 女皇 (nǚhuáng), but for the wife of a monarch.

Synonyms

中宮／中宫 (zhōnggōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皇	后
こう Grade: 6	ごう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

皇后 ‎(hiragana こうごう, romaji kōgō)

empress consort

Related terms

中宮 (ちゅうぐう) ‎(chūgū): another position translated as empress consort
天皇 (てんのう) ‎(tennō): emperor of Japan

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huánghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ hau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fòng-heu
Min Nan (POJ): hông-hiō / hông-hō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huánghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanghow
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ hau⁶
  - Yale: wòhng hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ hau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fòng-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: fongˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fong² heu⁴
  - IPA: /foŋ¹¹ he̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hiō / hông-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: hông-hiō / hông-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: honghioi, hongho
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hiɤ²²/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hiɤ⁴¹/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hiɤ²²/, /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hio³³/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤ³³/, /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ³³/