empress's edict; imperial decree
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial edict issued by the empress dowager or empress
archaicHistorically used in imperial China to distinguish orders from the emperor's mother or wife from 圣旨 (edicts issued by the emperor himself). The term is now archaic and appears primarily in historical contexts or period dramas.
Tài太
hòu后
xià下
le了
yì懿
zhǐ旨
，
mìng命
rén人
jí即
kè刻
jìn进
gōng宫
。
The Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict, ordering the officials to enter the palace immediately.
Huáng皇
hòu后
chuán传
xià下
yì懿
zhǐ旨
，
shǎng赏
cì赐
gè各
gōng宫
pín嫔
fēi妃
。
The Empress transmitted her edict, bestowing rewards upon the imperial concubines.
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Zhè这
dào道
yì懿
zhǐ旨
shì是
huáng皇
tài太
hòu后
qīn亲
bǐ笔
suǒ所
shū书
。
This edict was personally written by the Empress Dowager.