thiên tử
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/tʰiən˧˧ tɨ̰˧˩˧/
Central
/tʰiəŋ˧˥ tɨ˧˩˨/
Southern
/tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦/
son of heaven
Noun
son of heaven
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
son of heaven
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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Parts
thiên / tử / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 天子 …
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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thiên tư
Use
thiên tài / thiên hạ / thiên chúa / thiên thần …
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Use
thiên tài / thiên hạ / thiên chúa / thiên thần …