Hoàng hậu
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̤ːŋ˨˩ hə̰ʔw˨˩/
Central
/hwaːŋ˧˧ hə̰w˨˨/
Southern
/hwaːŋ˨˩ həw˨˩˨/
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empress consort
Noun
empress consort
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
empress consort
Politics & Institutions
The wife of a reigning king or emperor who holds the title but does not usually possess independent political power or sovereignty.
vi Hoàng hậu luôn đồng hành cùng nhà vua.
en The empress consort always accompanies the king.
Parts
hoàng / hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇后 …
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Parts
hoàng / hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇后 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 皇后
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
皇后
Candidates by syllable
hoàng
黄（皇 / 磺 / 惶 / 鐄）
hậu
後
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hoàng / hoàng nữ / hoàng thái tử / hoàng quyển …
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Similar
hoàng / hoàng nữ / hoàng thái tử / hoàng quyển …
Use
hoàng tử / hoàng hôn / nữ hoàng / hoàng kim …
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Use
hoàng tử / hoàng hôn / nữ hoàng / hoàng kim …