玉皇

Chinese

jade emperor; surname
simp. and trad.
(玉皇)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

玉皇

  1. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) the Jade Emperor

Synonyms

  • (archaic) 太一 (tàiyī) etc.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玉皇):
  • Japanese: (ぎょく)(こう) (Gyokukō)
  • Korean: 옥황(玉皇) (Okhwang)
  • Vietnamese: Ngọc Hoàng (玉皇)
  • English: Jade Emperor (calque)
  • References

    • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “玉皇”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
    • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “玉皇”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 207.

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    ぎょく > ぎょっ
    Grade: 1
    こう
    Grade: 6
    on'yomi

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞k̚ko̞ː]

    Proper noun

    (ぎょっ)(こう) • (Gyokkōぎよくくわう (Gyokukwau)?

    1. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) the Jade Emperor

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Proper noun

    玉皇

    1. chữ Hán form of Ngọc Hoàng (Jade Emperor)