圣上 (shèng shàng) — (historical, honorific) Your Majesty (used in direct address to the emperor); (historical, honorific) His Majesty (used when referring to the emperor)
Definition
Honorific used in direct address or reference to the emperor in imperial China. Stronger and more deferential than 陛下 — 圣上 is what officials say TO or ABOUT the emperor, while 陛下 is the formal court form of address.
pronoun
(historical, honorific) Your Majesty (used in direct address to the emperor)(historical, honorific) His Majesty (used when referring to the emperor)
Examples
- 圣上，。shèng shàng, Chén yǒu yí shì qǐ zòu.Your Majesty, I have a matter to report.
- 圣上，。shèng shàng Wēi fú sī fǎng, tǐ chá mín qíng.His Majesty, traveling incognito, observed the people's condition.
- 圣上。Mǎn cháo wén wǔ jiē guì bài shèng shàng.All the civil and military officials of the court knelt and bowed to His Majesty.
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