太后 (tài hòu) — empress dowager

Definizione

Empress dowager: the mother (or nominal mother) of the reigning emperor, often wielding real power behind the throne. Distinct from 太皇太后, who is the grandmother of the emperor.

noun
empress dowager
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Esempi

  • 太后
    Táng cháo de tài hòu hěn yǒu quán lì.
    The empress dowager of the Tang dynasty was very powerful.
  • 太后
    tài hòu Zài cháo tíng shàng shuō huà hěn yǒu fèn liàng.
    The empress dowager's words carried great weight in the court.
  • 太后
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng shù le yí wèi tài hòu de yì shēng.
    This movie tells the story of an empress dowager's life.

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