Meaning of 太后
太后 means empress dowager; mother of the reigning emperor. Pronounced tài hòu.
- empress dowager; mother of the reigning emperor
Definitions & Examples
Cí慈
xǐ禧
tài太
hòu后
chuí垂
lián帘
tīng听
zhèng政
cháng长
dá达
sì四
shí十
qī七
nián年
。
Empress Dowager Cixi ruled from behind the curtain for forty-seven years.
Tài太
hòu后
zhù住
zài在
Zǐ紫
jìn禁
chéng城
xī西
cè侧
de的
Shòu寿
kāng康
gōng宫
。
The Empress Dowager lived in the Palace of Longevity and Health on the west side of the Forbidden City.
Xīn新
dì帝
dēng登
jī基
hòu后
，
zūn尊
shēng生
mǔ母
wéi为
huáng皇
tài太
hòu后
。
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he honored his birth mother as Empress Dowager.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
位/ wèi
Primary