玉帝

Chinese

jade emperor
simp. and trad.
(玉帝)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

玉帝

  1. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) Short for 玉皇大帝 (Yùhuáng Dàdì).

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玉帝):
  • Japanese: (ぎょく)(てい) (Gyokutei)
  • Korean: 옥제(玉帝) (Okje)
  • Vietnamese: Ngọc Đế (玉帝)

References

  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “玉帝”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “玉帝”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 207.