- 小皇帝 xiǎohuángdì child emperorA literal young ruler or a child who has ascended the throne as an emperor.
- 土皇帝 tǔhuángdì local despotlocal tyrant
- 天高皇帝远 tiāngāohuángdìyuǎn beyond reachThe sky is high and the emperor is far away; remote areas are beyond the reach or control of the central government or higher authority.
- 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 huángdìnǚ'érbùchóujià sought-afterdescribing a person or thing whose high quality or desirability ensures they will always be in demand without needing to seek out a taker
- 皇帝的新衣 Huángdìdexīnyī the Emperor's new clothesthe Emperor's new clothes; something widely accepted as true despite being obviously false or non-existent
- 秦始皇帝 Qín Shǐ Huángdì the First Emperorthe First Emperor (reigned 221-210 BC, lived 259-210 BC)
- 秦始皇帝陵 Qín Shǐ Huángdìlíng First Emperor's mausoleumthe mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
- 吃饭皇帝大 chīfànhuángdìdà eating comes firstEating is of the highest importance; nothing is more important than mealtimes (idiom from Taiwan).
- 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 shědeyīshēnguǎ, gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ fearlessnessthe spirit of being willing to risk everything, even death, to challenge authority or achieve a difficult goal
- 女皇帝 Nǚhuángdì empressa female monarch who rules an empire in her own right; an empress regnant
- 末代皇帝 Mòdài Huángdì The Last EmperorThe Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi [[溥仪|溥儀|Pu3 yi2]] by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 皇帝不急太监急 huángdìbùjítàijiànjí observers anxiousdescribes a situation where onlookers or bystanders are more worried or impatient than the person directly involved
