太后 tài hòu — empress dowager
太后
tài hòu
Definitions
- empress dowager
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- Empress Dowager
zdic(汉典)
- 帝王的母亲
- 赵太后新用事。——诸葛亮《出师表》
ExtDict
- 帝王之母的尊称。战国时列国诸王之母称太后『代诸侯王之母亦称太后。以后一般用作帝母之称,又称皇太后。
Examples
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太后垂帘听政。
The empress dowager governed behind a hanging curtain.
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皇帝年幼,由太后摄政。
The emperor was young, and the empress dowager acted as regent.
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太后寿诞,百官朝贺。
On the empress dowager's birthday, all officials came to congratulate.