玉皇
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→ English: Jade Emperor (calque)
Chinese
| jade | emperor; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (玉皇) |
玉 | 皇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yùhuáng
- Wade–Giles: Yü4-huang2
- Yale: Yù-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuhhwang
- Palladius: Юйхуан (Jujxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: juk6 wong4
- Yale: yuhk wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: juk9 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: yug6 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊk̚² wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
玉皇
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 玉皇大帝 (“Jade Emperor”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 玉皇大帝, 玉帝 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 玉皇大帝 |
| Singapore | 玉皇大帝, 玉帝 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 玉皇大帝 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 玉皇爺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 玉皇大帝, 玉帝 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 玉皇大帝 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 玉皇大帝, 玉皇 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 玉皇大帝, 天公, 天公爺, 玉皇上帝, 天神爺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 玉皇大帝, 天公, 天神爺, 天帝, 玉帝, 玉皇, 玉皇上帝 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 玉皇大帝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 玉皇大帝, 玉皇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 玉皇大帝 |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 玉皇大帝 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 玉皇上帝 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 玉皇大帝 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Tainan | 玉皇大帝, 天公 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 玉皇大帝 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 天公 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 天公 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 天公 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 玉皇大帝 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 玉皇大帝 |
| Jinhua | 玉皇大帝 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 玉皇菩薩, 玉皇大帝 |
| Loudi | 玉皇大帝, 玉帝老子 | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玉 | 皇 |
Noun
玉皇
- chữ Hán form of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”).