How do you say “emperor” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "emperor" in Vietnamese?

"Emperor" in Vietnamese is hoàng đế (an emperor), thiên hoàng.

“Emperor” in Vietnamese is hoàng đế (an emperor), thiên hoàng.

Vietnamese words for “emperor”

hoàng đếnoun
Hanoi [hwaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗe˧˦] · Saigon [waːŋ˨˩ ʔɗej˦˥]hoàng falling đế rising
an emperor
for “emperor” meaning: Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
- Hoàng đế cầu nguyện cho những linh hồn đã khuất.The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.
thiên hoàngnoun
Hanoi [tʰiən˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [tʰiəŋ˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]thiên level hoàng falling
for “emperor” meaning: Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.

Related Vietnamese words

vuanoun
monarch; king
vạn thặngnoun
myriad war chariots; great country

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.