天王
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | king; Wang (proper name) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天王) |
天 | 王 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
天王
- (chiefly historical) the son of heaven; emperor
- 文、宣、靈宗，興鄜、密、上、下，用事四帝，而天王不匡，反致文、武胙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE
- Wén, Xuān, Líng zōng, xìng Fū, Mì, Shàng, Xià, yòng shì sì dì, ér tiānwáng bù kuāng, fǎn zhì Wén, Wǔ zuò. [Pinyin]
- Dukes Wen, Xuan and Ling built temples at Fu, Mi, Shang and Xia to sacrifice to the Four Deities. The Son of Heaven did not rectify this, and to the contrary, wrongly made offerings to King Wen and King Wu.
文、宣、灵宗，兴鄜、密、上、下，用事四帝，而天王不匡，反致文、武胙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 瀛海東南各一方，齊趨象闕拜天王。 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 《朝鮮正使前以扇贈故云》 ("The Korean Envoy Previously Gifted Me a Fan, so I Reply"), by Lê Quý Đôn to Hong Gye-hui, 1760
- Doanh hải đông nam các nhất phương, tề xu tượng khuyết bái thiên vương. [Sino-Vietnamese]
- Each from the east and south of the vast oceans, we hurry together to the palace to pay respect to the sovereign.
- Name for deities in the Chinese folk religion or some religions.
- one who is extraordinary or excellent; king; master; superstar; idol
Usage notes
This term originally gained popularity during the Spring and Autumn Period in reference to the Zhou kings. Later on, the term 天子 (tiānzǐ) gradually gained more favor.
Proper noun
天王
- (historical) Heavenly King (the title for Hong Xiuquan, the head of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom)
- (～村) Tianwang (a village in Xinshi, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
Japanese
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