天子

tiānzǐ
  1. the (rightful) emperor
  2. "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

CEDICT

Son of Heaven; emperor

Wiktionary

旧称统治天下的帝王。古代认为帝王乃受天命而有天下，所以帝王为上天的儿子，称为「天子」。

重編國語辭典

上天之儿子，君主的名号

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

Containing this entry

一朝天子一朝臣 yīcháotiānzǐyīcháochén
  1. new emperor, new officials (idiom)
  2. a new chief brings in new aides
挟天子以令天下 xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以令诸侯 xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
真命天子 zhēnmìngtiānzǐ
真龙天子 zhēnlóngtiānzǐ
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Related entries

皇上 huángshang
  1. the emperor
  2. Your majesty the emperor
  3. His imperial majesty
皇上万岁。

Long live the Emperor!

Source: Tatoeba

至尊 zhìzūn
  1. the most honorable
  2. the most respected
  3. supreme
  4. (archaic) the emperor