memorial to the throne
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
memorial to the throne; official document submitted by a subject to the emperor
formalHistorical term referring to formal written petitions, reports, or opinions presented by officials to the emperor in imperial China. Still used in historical contexts or formal writing.
Dà大
chén臣
xiàng向
huáng皇
dì帝
chéng呈
shàng上
le了
yī一
fèn份
zòu奏
zhāng章
。
The minister presented a memorial to the emperor.
Zhè这
fèn份
zòu奏
zhāng章
xiáng详
xì细
fēn分
xī析
le了
biān边
guān关
de的
jūn军
qíng情
。
This memorial detailed the military situation at the border.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
hěn很
duō多
zhù著
míng名
de的
zòu奏
zhāng章
dōu都
bǎo保
cún存
zài在
dàng档
àn案
guǎn馆
lǐ里
。
Many famous memorials from history are preserved in the archives.
Tā他
lián连
yè夜
xiě写
hǎo好
le了
zòu奏
zhāng章
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
dì第
èr二
tiān天
zǎo早
cháo朝
shí时
chéng呈
dì递
。
He wrote the memorial overnight, preparing to submit it at the morning court the next day.