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Son of Heaven
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English
Etymology
en lzh-lit 天子lzh check whether this should be lzh-lit ("Literary Chinese") or lzh ("Classical Chinese", < c. 200 AD), from the Emperor having the Mandate of Heaven.
Proper noun
Son of Heaven 1
en historical Emperor of China
Related terms
en Mandate of Heaven
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 天子 tiānzǐ
Finnish: fi Taivaan poika
French: fr Fils du Ciel m
Japanese: ja 天子 tenshi
Korean: ko 천자(天子)
Manchu: mnc ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠵᡠᡳ
Polish: pl bogdychan m
Russian: ru Сын Не́ба m
Spanish: es Hijo del Cielo m
Vietnamese: vi thiên tử
See also
en Celestial Empire
en God Emperor (Japanese equivalent)
Further reading
en China Monarchy Theocracy Chinese politics