天子 tiānzǐ
tiānzǐ
proper noun
the rightful Emperor; the Son of Heaven
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '天子')
Contained in
- 贤天子(賢天子) sage Son of Heaven
- 天子无戏言(天子無戲言) the emperor does not play with words
- 挟天子以令天下(挾天子以令天下) (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
- 真龙天子(真龍天子) an analogy for the Emperor
- 挟天子以令诸侯(挾天子以令諸侯) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
- 天子穆穆 the son of Heaven looks solemn
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- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 59
- 《封禪書》 Religious sacrificial ceremonies Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 59
- 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 57
- 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 57
- 《孝武本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowu Emperor Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 50
- 卷二十五上 郊祀志 Volume 25a: Treatise on Sacrifices 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 49
- 《王制》 Royal Regulations The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 48
- 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 47
- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 45
- 卷一 梁本紀第一: 太祖上 Volume 1 Later Liang Annals 1: Taizu 1 New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 42
Collocations
- 曰天子 (曰天子) 曰天子作民父母 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — count: 6
- 天子使 (天子使) 天子使南季來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
- 天子在 (天子在) 天子在 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 天子微 (天子微) 天子微 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
- 天子有事 (天子有事) 天子有事于文武 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
- 伐天子 (伐天子) 不與伐天子也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
- 天子曰 (天子曰) 天子曰兆民 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 3
- 入天子 (入天子) 九州之長入天子之國 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮下》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 2 — count: 3
- 致天子 (致天子) 不與致天子也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
- 古者天子 (古者天子) 古者天子守在四夷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3