皇皇

Chinese
emperor; surname emperor; surname
simp. and trad.
(皇皇)		 皇 皇

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 皇
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 唐 (102)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) I
Fanqie 胡光切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɦwɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɦʷɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɣuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɦwaŋ/
Li
Rong		 /ɣuɑŋ/
Wang
Li		 /ɣuɑŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɣwɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 huáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 wong4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 皇 皇
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 huáng huáng
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ hwang › ‹ hwang ›
Old
Chinese		 /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/
English yellow and white spotted sovereign

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 皇
Reading # 1/1
No. 12696
Phonetic
component		 王
Rime
group		 陽
Rime
subdivision		 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 黃
Old
Chinese		 /*ɡʷaːŋ/
Notes 禮王制鄭注冕屬，
金文象羽冠，王聲；或雲象日射輝則爲暀晃初文

Adjective

皇皇

  1. (literary, ideophonic) magnificent; glorious; majestic; splendid
  2. (literary, ideophonic) brilliant; shining; radiant
  3. (literary, ideophonic) vast; wide-reaching
  4. (literary, ideophonic) Alternative form of 惶惶 (huánghuáng, “anxious; uneasy”).
  5. (literary, ideophonic) Alternative form of 惶惶 (huánghuáng, “hurried; hasty”).

Synonyms
  • (magnificent):

Derived terms
  • 人心皇皇
  • 堂堂皇皇
  • 文武皇皇
  • 汲汲皇皇
  • 皇皇汲汲
  • 皇皇矞矞
  • 皇皇后帝
  • 倉倉皇皇／仓仓皇皇
  • 皇皇不可終日／皇皇不可终日

Korean
Hanja in this term
皇皇

Noun

皇皇 • (hwanghwang) (hangeul 황황)

  1. Hanja form? of 황황 (“beautiful and holy figure”).
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