"天子" meaning in Chinese

See 天子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/, /tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/, /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/ Chinese transliterations: tiānzǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tin¹ zi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], thiên-chṳ́ [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], thian-chír, thian-chú, ¹thi-tsy, tiānzǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tianzǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻien¹-tzŭ³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyān-dž [Mandarin, Yale], tiantzyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тяньцзы [Mandarin, Palladius], tjanʹczy [Mandarin, Palladius], tīn jí [Cantonese, Yale], tin¹ dzi² [Cantonese, Pinyin], tin¹ ji² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], thiên-chṳ́ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], tien´ zii` [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], tian¹ zi³ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], thian-chír [Hokkien, POJ], thian-tsír [Hokkien, Tai-lo], thian-chú [Hokkien, POJ], thian-tsú [Hokkien, Tai-lo], tienzuo [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ¹thi-tsy [Wu], thi^平 tsy [Wu], ¹thi-tsr [Wu], /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/ [Wu], then tsiX [Middle-Chinese], /*l̥ˤi[n]|l̥ˤi[n] tsəʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*qʰl'iːn ʔslɯʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Attested earliest in the bronze inscriptions dated to King Kang of Zhou's reign. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 天子
  1. Son of Heaven; emperor Wikipedia link: Chinese bronze inscriptions, King Kang of Zhou Categories (topical): Monarchy Derived forms: 一朝天子一朝臣 (yī cháo tiānzǐ yī cháo chén), 挾天子以令諸侯 (xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu), 挟天子以令诸侯 (xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu), 月天子 (Yuètiānzǐ), 真命天子 (zhēnmìng tiānzǐ), 真龍天子 (zhēnlóng tiānzǐ), 真龙天子 (zhēnlóng tiānzǐ), 閻羅天子 (Yánluó Tiānzǐ), 阎罗天子 (Yánluó Tiānzǐ)
    Sense id: en-天子-zh-noun-k7UNRz4D Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 乘輿 [figuratively, literary], 乘舆 [figuratively, literary], 人主 (rénzhǔ) [literary], 人君 (rénjūn) [literary], 人王 (rénwáng), 元首 (yuánshǒu), 君上 (jūnshàng) [literary], 君主 (jūnzhǔ), 君父 (jūnfù) [literary], 君王 (jūnwáng), 國君 (guójūn), 国君 (guójūn), 國家 (guójiā) [Classical-Chinese], 国家 (guójiā) [Classical-Chinese], 大聖 (dàshèng) [literary], 大圣 (dàshèng) [literary], 大駕 (dàjià), 大驾 (dàjià), 官家 (guānjiā) [archaic], 帝王 (dìwáng), 皇帝 (huángdì), 皇辟 (huángbì) (english: Son of Heaven) [archaic]

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          "roman": "yī cháo tiānzǐ yī cháo chén",
          "word": "一朝天子一朝臣"
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          "roman": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu",
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          "roman": "zhēnlóng tiānzǐ",
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        {
          "tags": [
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            "literary"
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          "word": "乘輿"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "figuratively",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "乘舆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénzhǔ",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "人主"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénjūn",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "人君"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénwáng",
          "word": "人王"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuánshǒu",
          "word": "元首"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jūnshàng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "君上"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jūnzhǔ",
          "word": "君主"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jūnfù",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "君父"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jūnwáng",
          "word": "君王"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guójūn",
          "word": "國君"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guójūn",
          "word": "国君"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guójiā",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "國家"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guójiā",
          "tags": [
            "Classical-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "国家"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàshèng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "大聖"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàshèng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "大圣"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàjià",
          "word": "大駕"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàjià",
          "word": "大驾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guānjiā",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "官家"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dìwáng",
          "word": "帝王"
        },
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          "roman": "huángdì",
          "word": "皇帝"
        },
        {
          "english": "Son of Heaven",
          "roman": "huángbì",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "皇辟"
        }
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānzǐ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "tin¹ zi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thiên-chṳ́"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thian-chír"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thian-chú"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsy"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīn jí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ dzi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ji²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thiên-chṳ́"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tien´ zii`"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tian¹ zi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-chír"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-tsír"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-chú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-tsú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tienzuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thi^平 tsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "then tsiX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*l̥ˤi[n]|l̥ˤi[n] tsəʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*qʰl'iːn ʔslɯʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*qʰl'iːn ʔslɯʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "天子"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "yī cháo tiānzǐ yī cháo chén",
      "word": "一朝天子一朝臣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu",
      "word": "挾天子以令諸侯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu",
      "word": "挟天子以令诸侯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yuètiānzǐ",
      "word": "月天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēnmìng tiānzǐ",
      "word": "真命天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēnlóng tiānzǐ",
      "word": "真龍天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēnlóng tiānzǐ",
      "word": "真龙天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Tiānzǐ",
      "word": "閻羅天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Tiānzǐ",
      "word": "阎罗天子"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "天子"
          },
          "expansion": "天子",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "天%子",
            "2": "てん%し",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "天(てん)子(し) (tenshi)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "천자(天子)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 천자(天子) (cheonja)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "天子",
            "sc": "Hani"
          },
          "expansion": "天子",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "thiên tử",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "天子"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: thiên tử (天子)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "天子",
            "2": "てん%し",
            "3": "천자",
            "4": "thiên tử",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "天子",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "天子",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "天%子",
            "v": "天子",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (天子):\n* → Japanese: 天(てん)子(し) (tenshi)\n* → Korean: 천자(天子) (cheonja)\n* → Vietnamese: thiên tử (天子)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "てん%し",
            "3": "천자",
            "4": "thiên tử",
            "5": "",
            "j": "天%子"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (天子):\n* → Japanese: 天(てん)子(し) (tenshi)\n* → Korean: 천자(天子) (cheonja)\n* → Vietnamese: thiên tử (天子)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (天子):\n* → Japanese: 天(てん)子(し) (tenshi)\n* → Korean: 천자(天子) (cheonja)\n* → Vietnamese: thiên tử (天子)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "otk",
            "2": "𐱅𐰤𐰾𐰃",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Tensi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰤𐰾𐰃 (Tensi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰤𐰾𐰃 (Tensi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chg",
            "2": "اسمان نینک اوغلی",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chagatai: اسمان نینک اوغلی (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chagatai: اسمان نینک اوغلی (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cmg",
            "2": "ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Mongolian: ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ\nᠬᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ (tŋri-yin köbegün) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Mongolian: ᠲᠩᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ\nᠬᠥ᠋ᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ (tŋri-yin köbegün) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Son of Heaven",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Son of Heaven (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Son of Heaven (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mnc",
            "2": "ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠵᡠᡳ",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Manchu: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ\nᠵᡠᡳ (abkai jui) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manchu: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ\nᠵᡠᡳ (abkai jui) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "གནམ་གྱི་བུ",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tibetan: གནམ་གྱི་བུ (gnam gyi bu) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tibetan: གནམ་གྱི་བུ (gnam gyi bu) (calque)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested earliest in the bronze inscriptions dated to King Kang of Zhou's reign.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "天子",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka nouns",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien nouns",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Middle Chinese lemmas",
        "Old Chinese lemmas",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu nouns",
        "zh:Monarchy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He in return makes an offering to Heaven's Son",
          "ref": "氒(厥)復亯(享)于天子 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "氒(厥)复亯(享)于天子 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Inscription on 冬方鼎 Dong fangding II, transcribed and translated by Tharsen (2015).\n氒 (jué) fù 亯 (xiǎng) yú Tiānzǐ [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[They] return to see the Son of Heaven, who sits in the Hall of Brilliance.",
          "ref": "歸來見天子,天子坐明堂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "归来见天子,天子坐明堂。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Ballad of Mulan, circa 6ᵗʰ century ᴄᴇ\nGuī lái jiàn tiānzǐ, tiānzǐ zuò míng táng. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Son of Heaven; emperor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Son of Heaven",
          "Son of Heaven"
        ],
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Chinese bronze inscriptions",
        "King Kang of Zhou"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānzǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ zi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thiên-chṳ́"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thian-chír"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thian-chú"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānzǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tianzǐh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻien¹-tzŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyān-dž"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiantzyy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тяньцзы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjanʹczy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīn jí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ dzi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ji²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thiên-chṳ́"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tien´ zii`"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tian¹ zi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-chír"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-tsír"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-chú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thian-tsú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tienzuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thi^平 tsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹thi-tsr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "then tsiX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*l̥ˤi[n]|l̥ˤi[n] tsəʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*qʰl'iːn ʔslɯʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯en²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[n]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*qʰl'iːn ʔslɯʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "乘輿"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "乘舆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénzhǔ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "人主"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénjūn",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "人君"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénwáng",
      "word": "人王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánshǒu",
      "word": "元首"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jūnshàng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "君上"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jūnzhǔ",
      "word": "君主"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jūnfù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "君父"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jūnwáng",
      "word": "君王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guójūn",
      "word": "國君"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guójūn",
      "word": "国君"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guójiā",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "國家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guójiā",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "国家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàshèng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "大聖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàshèng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "大圣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàjià",
      "word": "大駕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàjià",
      "word": "大驾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guānjiā",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "官家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dìwáng",
      "word": "帝王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huángdì",
      "word": "皇帝"
    },
    {
      "english": "Son of Heaven",
      "roman": "huángbì",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "皇辟"
    }
  ],
  "word": "天子"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.