Son of Heaven

English

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ), from the Emperor having the Mandate of Heaven.

Proper noun

the Son of Heaven

(historical) Emperor of China

Related terms

Mandate of Heaven

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 天子 (zh) (tiānzǐ)
Finnish: Taivaan poika
French: Fils du Ciel (fr) m
Japanese: 天子 (ja) (tenshi)
Korean: 천자 (ko) (cheonja)
Manchu: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
ᠵᡠᡳ (abkai jui)
Polish: bogdychan m
Russian: Сын Не́ба m (Syn Néba)
Spanish: Hijo del Cielo m
Vietnamese: thiên tử (vi)

See also

Celestial Empire
God Emperor (Japanese equivalent)

Further reading

Son of Heaven on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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