thái hậu
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰaːj˧˥ hə̰ʔw˨˩/
Central
/tʰa̰ːj˩˧ hə̰w˨˨/
Southern
/tʰaːj˧˥ həw˨˩˨/
Listen
queen mother; empress dowager
Noun
queen mother; empress dowager
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Noun
queen mother; empress dowager Politics & Institutions
A title given to the mother of a reigning monarch or emperor after the previous ruler has died.
vi Thái hậu là người có quyền lực lớn trong triều đình.
en The queen mother has great power in the royal court.
Parts
thái / hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 太后 …
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Parts
thái / hậu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 太后 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 太后
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
太后
Candidates by syllable
thái
太
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
vương đại phi / queen dowager
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Similar
vương đại phi / queen dowager
Use
hoàng thái hậu / thái hoàng thái hậu / vương thái hậu / thái độ …
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Use
hoàng thái hậu / thái hoàng thái hậu / vương thái hậu / thái độ …