皇后

"The British Queen"

Originated from early translation errors. In the past, only men could become the emperor of China (with the only exception of Wu Zetian, who became the empress by usurping the throne), and therefore the local translators at that time had no concept of "queen regnant" in Western society, thus assuming that the word "queen" in English only meant "queen consort".

皇后

1. empress, particularly an empress consort
2. (Hong Kong, historical, now chiefly in place names) the British Queen

   皇后大道中 [Cantonese]  ―  wong⁴ hau⁶ daai⁶ dou⁶ zung¹ [Jyutping]  ―  Queen's Road Central

3. (tarot) the Empress

Usually not used for a female monarch, who is called 女皇 (nǚhuáng) or just 皇帝 (huángdì) (which is gender neutral), but for the wife of a monarch.

• 中宮／中宫 (zhōnggōng)

• 皇后區 (Huánghòuqū)

Others:

• → Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ (hūwangheo)
• → Thai: ฮองเฮา (hɔng-hao)

• (Tokyo) こーごー [kòógóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡo̞ː]

皇(こう)后(ごう) • (kōgō) ^{←くわうごう (kwaugou)?}

1. empress consort

• 中宮(ちゅうぐう) (chūgū): another position translated as empress consort
• 天皇(てんのう) (tennō): emperor of Japan

皇后 • (hwanghu) (hangeul 황후)

1. hanja form^? of 황후 (“empress”)

皇后

1. chữ Hán form of hoàng hậu (“empress consort”)