御宇
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[edit] Mandarin
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[edit] Etymology
From 御 to rule; to govern + 宇 everything under the heavens
[edit] Verb
御宇 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yùyǔ)
- (archaic) to rule over an empire; to sit on the throne
[edit] References
- "御宇" (in Mandarin). Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-01-30.
- ^ A reference to the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, whose relationship to Yang Guifei brought to mind the Emperor Wu of Han's relationship to his concubine, Consort Li. Bai Juyi would have considered it unpoetic to refer to his subject directly.
