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皇帝

Mandarin · pinyin huáng dì

emperor
Classifier: 個 gè

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god

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2–4 · huang2 di4

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wong4 dai3

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noun

emperor (any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender)
(tarot) the Emperor

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