miǎn
冕旒
imperial crown; coronet
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial crown; coronet with hanging jade beads
archaicSpecifically refers to the formal headdress worn by ancient Chinese emperors and high-ranking nobles during ceremonies. The hanging jade beads are called 'liú' (旒).
Zhōu周
tiān天
zǐ子
zài在
dēng登
jī基
dà大
diǎn典
shàng上
dài戴
shàng上
le了
miǎn冕
liú旒
。
The Zhou emperor wore the imperial crown with jade beads at the coronation ceremony.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
de的
miǎn冕
fú服
zhì制
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
The crown and robe system for ancient emperors was very complex.
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Chéng成
yǔ语
“
guān冠
miǎn冕
táng堂
huáng皇
”
zhōng中
de的
“
miǎn冕
”
jí即
zhǐ指
dì帝
wáng王
de的
lǐ礼
mào帽
。
The 'miǎn' in the idiom 'guān miǎn táng huáng' refers to the emperor's ceremonial crown.