Usage of the character 皇

the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 ( Suìrén), Fuxi 伏羲 ( Fú Xī) and Shennong 神農／神农 ( Shénnóng), or 天皇／天皇 ( Tiānhuáng), 地皇／地皇 ( Dìhuáng) and 人皇／人皇 ( Rénhuáng)

yúhuáng

余皇

[餘皇]

variant of 艅艎 (yuhuáng)

Huángfǔ

皇甫

[皇甫]

two-character surname Huangfu

huángshì

皇室

[皇室]

royal family
imperial household
member of the royal family

Huánghòuzhèn

皇后镇

[皇后鎮]

Queenstown, town in New Zealand

lühuángjiū

绿皇鸠

[綠皇鳩]

(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)

huángtàihòu

皇太后

[皇太后]

empress dowager

Huáng Tàijí

皇太极

[皇太極]

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗 ( Qīng Tàizōng)

jiùhuángli

旧皇历

[舊皇曆]

old calendar
out-of-date customs

huángdìcài

皇帝菜

[皇帝菜]

see 茼蒿 (tónghāo)

lǎohuánglì

老皇历

[老皇曆]

(lit.) past years' almanac
(fig.) ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle

Zànhuángxiàn

赞皇县

[贊皇縣]

Zanhuang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

Táng Mínghuáng

唐明皇

[唐明皇]

Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng), reigned 712-756

Huángfǔ Bó

皇甫镈

[皇甫鎛]

Huangfu Bo (c. 800), Minister during early Tang

huángtàizǐ

皇太子

[皇太子]

crown prince

hǎihuánggēng

海皇羹

[海皇羹]

Cantonese seafood soup

chīhuángliáng

吃皇粮

[吃皇糧]

lit. to eat from government coffers
to serve as a government employee
to live off government money

xiǎohuángdì

小皇帝

[小皇帝]

child emperor
(fig.) spoiled child
spoiled boy
pampered only child

bǎohuángdǎng

保皇党

[保皇黨]

royalists

Yùhuáng Dǐng

玉皇顶

[玉皇頂]

Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong

Nühuángdì

女皇帝

[女皇帝]

empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天／武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705

tǔhuángdì

土皇帝

[土皇帝]

local tyrant

shānhuángjiū

山皇鸠

[山皇鳩]

(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)

èrhuángdì

二皇帝

[二皇帝]

second emperor of a dynasty

Qínhuángdǎo

秦皇岛

[秦皇島]

Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei

Huángfǔ Sōng

皇甫嵩

[皇甫嵩]

Huangfu Song (-195), later Han general and warlord

Qín Shǐhuáng

秦始皇

[秦始皇]

Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor

huángdàiyú

皇带鱼

[皇帶魚]

giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Qīnghuángcháo

清皇朝

[清皇朝]

Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Tàishànghuáng

太上皇

[太上皇]

Taishang Huang
Retired Emperor
father of the reigning emperor
fig. puppet master

fēnghuángjiāng

蜂皇浆

[蜂皇漿]

royal jelly

Huánghòuqū

皇后区

[皇后區]

Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City

Huánggūqū

皇姑区

[皇姑區]

Huanggu district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市, Liaoning

sānhuángpàochuí

三皇炮捶

[三皇炮捶]

Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)

guānmiǎntánghuáng

冠冕堂皇

[冠冕堂皇]

high-sounding
dignified
pompous (idiom)

Qín Shǐhuánglíng

秦始皇陵

[秦始皇陵]

the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山／骊山 ( Líshān) near Xi'an (awaits excavation)

Yùhuáng Dàdì

玉皇大帝

[玉皇大帝]

Jade Emperor

xīhuángshàngrén

羲皇上人

[羲皇上人]

lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 ( Fú Xī)
person from ages immemorial
fig. untroubled person

Mòdài Huángdì

末代皇帝

[末代皇帝]

The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) by Bernardo Bertolucci

biànzhuānghuánghòu

变装皇后

[變裝皇后]

drag queen

géniánhuánglì

隔年皇历

[隔年皇曆]

lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
obsolete practice
old-fashioned principle

zhānghuángshīcuò

张皇失措

[張皇失措]

panic-stricken (idiom)
to be in a flustered state
also written 張惶失措／张惶失措 (zhānghuángshīcuò)

Qínhuángdǎoshì

秦皇岛市

[秦皇島市]

Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei

huángqīnguóqī

皇亲国戚

[皇親國戚]

the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections

cānghuángchūtáo

仓皇出逃

[倉皇出逃]

to run off in a great panic (idiom)

bànzhuānghuánghòu

扮装皇后

[扮裝皇后]

drag queen; female impersonator

Bīngxuě Huánghòu

冰雪皇后

[冰雪皇后]

Dairy Queen (brand)

fùlìtánghuáng

富丽堂皇

[富麗堂皇]

(idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous

cānghuángshīcuò

仓皇失措

[倉皇失措]

flustered
ruffled
disconcerted

Huángzúnèigé

皇族内阁

[皇族內閣]

Qing emergency cabinet set up in May 1911 to confront the Xinhai rebels

huángjiāqíjǐng

皇家骑警

[皇家騎警]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force
Mounties

Nühuáng Dàxué

女皇大学

[女皇大學]

Queen's University (Belfast)

huángjiāhǎijūn

皇家海军

[皇家海軍]

Royal Navy (UK)

Huángguānchūbǎn

皇冠出版

[皇冠出版]

Crown publishers, Hong Kong

Huángjiā Xuéhuì

皇家学会

[皇家學會]

the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)

Rìběntiānhuáng

日本天皇

[日本天皇]

Emperor of Japan

táng'érhuángzhī

堂而皇之

[堂而皇之]

overt
to make no secret (of one's presence)
grandiose
with great scope

fānlǎohuánglì

翻老皇历

[翻老皇曆]

to look to the past for guidance (idiom)

Shāhuáng Eguó

沙皇俄国

[沙皇俄國]

Tsarist Russia

xuǎnměihuánghòu

选美皇后

[選美皇后]

beauty queen

Qín Shǐ Huángdì

秦始皇帝

[秦始皇帝]

the First Emperor 259-210 BC

sānhuángwǔdì

三皇五帝

[三皇五帝]

three sovereigns 三皇 (sānhuáng) and five emperors 五帝 (wǔdì) of myth and legend
the earliest system of Chinese historiography

huángtiānhòutǔ

皇天后土

[皇天后土]

heaven and earth (idiom)

Huángdìdexīnyī

皇帝的新衣

[皇帝的新衣]

the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)

Qín Shǐ Huángdìlíng

秦始皇帝陵

[秦始皇帝陵]

the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an

tiāngāohuángdìyuǎn

天高皇帝远

[天高皇帝遠]

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

chīfànhuángdìdà

吃饭皇帝大

[吃飯皇帝大]

eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)

Yùduōlìhuánghòu

域多利皇后

[域多利皇后]

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901

Jiānádà Huángjiā

加拿大皇家

[加拿大皇家]

HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)
prefix for Canadian Navy Vessels

Huángjiā Mǎdélǐ

皇家马德里

[皇家馬德里]

Real Madrid (soccer team)

Huángjiā Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá

皇家香港警察

[皇家香港警察]

Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)

Huángguān Jiàrì Jiǔdiàn

皇冠假日酒店

[皇冠假日酒店]

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

Yīngguó Huángjiā Xuéhuì

英国皇家学会

[英國皇家學會]

Royal Society

Huángguān Chūbǎn Jítuán

皇冠出版集团

[皇冠出版集團]

Crown publishing group, Hong Kong

Hélán Huángjiā Hángkōng

荷兰皇家航空

[荷蘭皇家航空]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Huángtàijí Qīng Tàizōng

皇太极清太宗

[皇太極清太宗]

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

huángguānshàngdemíngzhū

皇冠上的明珠

[皇冠上的明珠]