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thiên tử

Pronunciation Northern /tʰiən˧˧ tɨ̰˧˩˧/ Central /tʰiəŋ˧˥ tɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦/
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son of heaven
Noun
son of heaven
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
son of heaven Discourse & LogicTheme

A traditional title used to refer to an emperor believed to rule by divine right.

vi Mọi người đều phải tuân lệnh thiên tử.

en Everyone must obey the son of heaven.

Parts
thiên / tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 天子 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 天子

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
天子
Candidates by syllable
thiên 天 tử 子
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.
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thiên tư
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Use
thiên tài / thiên hạ / thiên chúa / thiên thần …
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