created sense approved 阙下/闕下 · quèxià · imperial palace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
阙下 / 闕下
quèxià
imperial palace
The court or grounds of the imperial palace
阙 (literal) → 阙/闕 · què · watchtower 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 阙下/闕下 · quèxià · His/Your Majesty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
阙下 / 闕下
quèxià
His/Your Majesty
A respectful way to refer to the emperor; in ancient times, the emperor was not addressed directly and was instead referred to by the palace gate
阙 (literal) → 阙/闕 · què · watchtower 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition