妃
fēi
A Chinese title used for a ruler’s consort and, in many imperial systems, for one or more ranked women below the empress. The exact status, privileges, and English translation vary by …
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jiějie
A Mandarin kinship and address term for an older sister or an older female of the same generation, also used affectionately or politely beyond literal family.
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gēge
A Mandarin kinship and address term for an older brother or an older male of the same generation, also used affectionately beyond literal family.
Open term →弟弟
dìdi
A Mandarin kinship and reference term for a younger brother or a younger male of the same generation; it may also be used socially for a younger man.
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mèimei
A Mandarin kinship and reference term for a younger sister or a younger female of the same generation; it may also be used socially for a younger woman.
Open term →师父師父
shīfu
A master or teacher in a recognized master-disciple relationship, especially in martial arts, cultivation, religion, crafts, or specialized training.
Open term →师尊師尊
shīzūn
A highly respectful title for one’s teacher or master, especially common in cultivation, xianxia, and fantasy sect settings.
Open term →师兄師兄
shīxiōng
A male fellow disciple who entered the same teacher’s or sect’s lineage earlier and therefore holds senior standing within that disciple hierarchy.
Open term →师姐師姐
shījiě
A female fellow disciple who entered the same teacher’s or sect’s lineage earlier and therefore holds senior standing within that disciple hierarchy.
Open term →王爷王爺
wángyé
A respectful form of address for a man who holds a princely or royal title in Chinese historical settings.
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wángfēi
The principal wife or consort of a titled prince or royal lord in many Chinese historical and fictional settings.
Open term →娘娘
niángniang
A respectful court form of address used for the empress, empress dowager, or a high-ranking imperial consort, with the exact person identified by her title and context.
Open term →太子
tàizǐ
The formally designated crown prince or heir apparent to an emperor in Chinese historical and fictional monarchies.
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huánghòu
The empress: ordinarily the emperor’s principal wife and the highest-ranking woman within the formal inner-court hierarchy.
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tàihòu
The empress dowager, typically an emperor’s mother, stepmother, or the widow of a previous emperor who has received the formal dowager title.
Open term →嫔妃嬪妃
pínfēi
A collective term for the emperor’s ranked consorts below or alongside the empress, rather than one single fixed title.
Open term →侍卫侍衛
shìwèi
A guard or armed attendant assigned to protect a ruler, royal household, official, residence, or other high-status person.
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zhèn
A first-person pronoun strongly associated with an emperor referring to himself in imperial and historical contexts.
Open term →臣
chén
A subject or official under a ruler; in court dialogue, a male official may use chén as a humble first-person self-reference before the emperor.
Open term →奴婢
núbì
A historical term for bondservants or enslaved servants; in many palace and household dramas, a female servant uses it as a highly subordinate first-person self-reference.
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guīmì
A close female friend or best friend, especially a woman with whom another woman shares personal trust, private feelings, and everyday support.
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zǒngcái
A senior executive title commonly translated as company president, chief executive, or CEO, depending on the organization.
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