先皇
先皇 xiān huáng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ sin1 wong4
- emperor of a former dynasty
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More words with these characters
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
皇
- 皇上 huáng shang ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄕㄤ wong4 soeng6 the emperor
- 皇后 huáng hòu ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ wong4 hau6 empress
- 皇室 huáng shì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ wong4 sat1 royal family
- 皇宫皇宮 huáng gōng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wong4 gung1 imperial palace
- 皇帝 huáng dì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ wong4 dai3 emperor
- 三皇 sān huáng ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ saam1 wong4 the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2]
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 仓皇出逃倉皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo ㄘㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄠˊ cong1 wong4 ceot1 tou4 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
- 翻老皇历翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 富丽堂皇富麗堂皇 fù lì táng huáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ fu3 lai6 tong4 wong4 (idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous
- 隔年皇历隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ gaak3 nin4 wong4 lik6 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
- 冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gun1 min5 tong4 wong4 high-sounding