太上皇
Traditional form:
太上皇
Pinyin (reading):
Tàishànghuáng
Definitions:
- Taishang Huang
- Retired Emperor
- father of the reigning emperor
- fig. puppet master
Characters:
- 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 皇 - royal, imperial; ruler, superior
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