empress dowager; queen mother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
empress dowager; mother of the reigning emperor
formalA formal title for the mother of the current emperor. In English, 'empress dowager' specifically refers to the widow of an emperor, while 'queen mother' refers to the mother of a reigning sovereign.
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.
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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.