hoàng tử
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hoàng tử means prince.
Meanings of hoàng tử in English
Noun
- prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) ≈ vương tử
Example sentences with hoàng tử
- Hoàng tử và công chúa đi vào phòng của họ. The prince and the princess went to their room.
- Hoàng tử đã bị nhốt trong tòa lâu đài đó 3 năm. The prince was confined in the castle for three years.
- Hóa ra cậu bé bẩn thỉu đó là một hoàng tử đang cải trang. The dirty boy turned out to be a prince in disguise.
- Cậu bé bẩn thỉu đó hóa ra là một hoàng tử đang cải trang. The dirty boy turned out to be a prince in disguise.
- Cậu bé bẩn thỉu đó hóa ra lại là một hoàng tử đang cải trang. The dirty boy turned out to be a prince in disguise.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇子, composed of 皇 (“emperor”) and 子 (“son”). The "imperial" connotation of hoàng has been lost due to its favorability over vương, likely due to the influence of historically imperial China and imperial Vietnam, whose monarchs referred to themselves as hoàng đế (“emperor”) or used hoàng in their titles (e.g. Lí Chiêu Hoàng) Compare hoàng hậu (“queen consort”, literally “empress consort”), nữ hoàng (“queen regnant”, literally “empress regnant”).
Frequently asked questions
What does hoàng tử mean in English?
hoàng tử (noun) means "prince".
How do you pronounce hoàng tử?
IPA: Hanoi [hwaːŋ˨˩ tɨ˧˩]; Saigon [waːŋ˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]. Tones: hoàng — falling tone (huyền), tử — dipping tone (hỏi).
Is hoàng tử a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. hoàng tử is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 皇子.