"Imperial" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dì guó empire / imperial
 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld
 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations
 huáng jiā royal / imperial household
 huáng shang the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
 dà fū senior official (in imperial China)
 huáng hòu empress / imperial consort
 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
 cháo tíng court / imperial household / dynasty
 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
 huáng gōng imperial palace
 shén qì magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon
 shì wèi Imperial bodyguard
 gù gōng former imperial palace
 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent
 zhòng shì to pass an exam (or the imperial exam) / to qualify
 Tiān ān mén Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
 niáng niang queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 / or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt
 zēng shēng growth (of organism) / proliferation / supernumerary candidate (in imperial examation system)
 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop)
 yī pǐn superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
 huáng shì royal family / imperial household / member of the royal family
 dì dū imperial capital
 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate
 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch
 hòu gōng harem / chambers of imperial concubines
 wáng gōng imperial palace
 Huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history)
 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
 tiān tíng middle of the forehead / imperial court / heaven
 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times
 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])
 jǔ rén graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
 huì yào dynastic records of imperial China
 guì fēi senior concubine / imperial consort
 shèng zhǐ imperial edict
 huáng zú the imperial family / royal kin
 gōng zhǔ imperial empress / milady
 cháo yě all levels of society / the imperial court and the ordinary people
 kē jǔ imperial examination
 àng sī ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)
 Zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]
 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations
 Hàn lín refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
 lóng zhōu dragon boat / imperial boat
 Tiān cháo Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China / Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
 xiān Qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
 Bīng bù Ministry of War (in imperial China)
 fēi zi imperial concubine
 dà jià imperial chariot / (fig.) emperor / (polite) you
 xíng gōng temporary imperial residence
 tài shī imperial tutor
 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
 Xíng bù Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)
 luò bǎng to fail the imperial exams / to flunk
 jīn bǎng lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor
 Gōng Bù Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
 Lì bù Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
 Hù bù Ministry of Revenue in imperial China
 tiān bīng celestial soldier / (old) imperial troops / (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit / (more generally) bungler / screw-up
 zhào shū edict / written imperial order
 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
 Lǐ bù Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
 jǐn yī wèi Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors
 tài yī imperial physician
 èr jiǎ 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
 yù yī imperial physician
 jìn jūn imperial guard
 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration
 dì gōng underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
 Nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
 qīn chāi imperial envoy
 tài cháng Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 jí dì to pass an imperial examination
 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple
 fèng zhǐ on imperial orders
 jìn wèi jūn imperial guard
 jìn wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital / the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
 huá gài imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage) / aureole / halo
 dì wèi imperial throne
 hòu tíng backyard / imperial harem / (slang) anus
 zōng shì imperial clan / member of the imperial clan / clansman / ancestral shrine
 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination
 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
 xià zhào to hand down an imperial edict
 Rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history)
 tiān qiǎn the wrath of Heaven / imperial displeasure
 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) / order / (old) rank in the imperial examinations / mansion / (literary) but / just
 zhé guì to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship
 pín fēi imperial concubine
 Hàn lín yuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
簿 zhǔ bù official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China
 hòu fēi imperial wives and concubines
 huáng jūn imperial army (esp. Japanese)
 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid / imperial secretary (old)
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