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皇
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- 皇
- huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
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2 · huang2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 皇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (literary) great; grand; magnificent
- (literary) brilliant; radiant; resplendent (original form of 煌 (huáng))
- (literary) beautiful; fine; glorious
- (literary) to praise; to commend; to glorify
- emperor; sovereign; ruler
- royal; imperial
- (literary) heaven; the sky
- (literary) heavenly deity; god
- (literary) Honorific term for a dynasty or ethnic group; chavinism.
- (literary) Honorific term for deceased ancestors; often short for 皇考 (huángkǎo).
- (literary) yellow-white (of colour); also used as a noun for a horse of this colour
- (literary) original form of 凰 (huáng, “female phoenix”)
- (literary) a yellow bird; the oriole
- (literary) an ancient cap decorated with painted feathers
- (literary) a hall or room without surrounding walls
- (literary) Flower of a plant.
- (literary) a plant resembling oats
- (literary) alternative form of 匡 (kuāng, “to correct; to rectify”)
- (literary) alternative form of 遑 (huáng, “to have leisure; free time”)
- (literary) alternative form of 惶 (huáng, “fearful; anxious”)
- (literary) alternative form of 況 /况 (kuàng, “moreover; how much more”)
- a surname
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