Huáng dì
Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
Yán dì
Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
Tiān dì
God of heaven
Celestial emperor
sān huáng wǔ dì
three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend
the earliest system of Chinese historiography
Huáng dì nèi jīng
Yellow Emperor's internal canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Hàn Wǔ dì
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Luó mǎ Dì guó
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
mò dài huáng dì
the Last Emperor, biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 by Bernardo Bertolucci
Dōng dì wèn
East Timor (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)
fǎn dì
anti-imperialist
anti-imperialists
wǔ dì
Five Emperors from legendary times
possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them
usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2], Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
Bái dì chéng
Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
dì zhì
autocratic monarchy
imperial regime
Suí Yáng dì
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
Dōng jīng dì guó dà xué
Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
Suí Wén dì
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
Jiàn wén dì
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory)
Hàn wén dì
fourth Han emperor Han Wendi (202-157 BC), personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒 reigned 180-157 BC
huáng dì zhái jīng
one of the earliest classics about Fengshui
Hàn Xiàn dì
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
Dà Qīng dì guó
the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Qing empire
Shén shèng Luó mǎ dì guó
the Holy Roman empire (history)
Yà lì shān dà dà dì
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Nǚ huáng dì
empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Huáng dì de xīn yī
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
Ào Xiōng dì guó
Austro-Hungarian empire 1867-1918
É luó sī Dì guó
Russian empire (1546-1917)
Wèi Wén dì
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
Dì Kù
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
Yán dì líng
Fiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan
dōng Luó mǎ Dì guó
Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)
Qín Shǐ Huáng dì
the First Emperor 259-210 BC
Shùn zhì dì
Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662
Hàn Xuān dì
Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC
Hàn Yuán dì
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[Liu2 Shi4], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
Hàn Míng Dì
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
Shùn dì líng
several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县 in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城 Shanxi
dì lì
Dili, capital of East Timor
Suí Wén dì Yáng jiān
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
Fàn dì gāng
the Vatican
variant of 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1]
Dì jùn
Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God
possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾
Sòng wǔ dì
Emperor Wudi of Song
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
Qín Shǐ Huáng dì líng
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
Chá lǐ dà dì
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
Dì xīn
another name for Zhòu 紂|纣, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
Lún dūn dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Hàn wén dì Liú héng
Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC
Dà hán dì guó
Korean empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910
Huáng dì zú
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
èr huáng dì
second emperor of a dynasty
Sòng wǔ dì Liú yù
Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
xiān dì yí zhào
posthumous edict of former emperor
Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
yīn dì
erroneous variant of 陰蒂|阴蒂[yin1 di4]
Táng Āi dì
Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[Li3 Zhu4] (892-908), reigned 904-907
Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng
Yellow Emperor's canon of 81 difficult questions, medical text, c. first century AD
dì wáng pǔ
list of emperors and kings
dynastic genealogy
Hā lǐ fā dì guó
Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632)
Táng Shāng Dì
Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂[Lǐ Chóng mào] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
Sà lā sēn dì guó
Saracen empire (medieval European name for Arab empire)
Zhuǎn lún shèng dì
Chakravarti raja
emperor in Hindu mythology
huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are worried to death (idiom)
fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Hàn Wén dì
Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC
Chá lǐ Dà dì
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
Dōng jīng Dì guó Dà xué
Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
Jìn Huì dì
Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷[Si1 ma3 Zhong1], 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], reigned 290-307
Dì Xīn
Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
Shén shèng Luó mǎ Dì guó
the Holy Roman Empire (history)
Dì sān Dì guó
Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
Měi dì
American imperialism
abbr. for 美帝國主義|美帝国主义[Mei3 di4 guo2 zhu3 yi4]
hú tiān hú dì
with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
reckless
intemperate
Sà lā sēn Dì guó
Saracen Empire (medieval European name for Arab empire)
Huáng dì Nèi jīng
Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Dì guó Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Dì guó Dà shà
Empire State Building (New York City)
Dì lì
Dili, capital of East Timor
Yà lì shān dà Dà dì
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
chī fàn huáng dì dà
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
Hā lǐ fā Dì guó
Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632)
Táng Shāng dì
Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂[Li3 Chong2 mao4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
dà dì
heavenly emperor
"the Great" (title)
Dà Qīng Dì guó
the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Qing Empire
Dà hán Dì guó
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910
Ào Xiōng Dì guó
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
Nǚ huáng dì
empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Sòng Wǔ dì
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
xiǎo huáng dì
child emperor
(fig.) spoiled child
spoiled boy
pampered only child
Jū lǔ shì Dà dì
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon
sān guān dà dì
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)