上帝

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	emperor
simp. and trad. (上帝)		上	帝

Etymology

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Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 上帝

1. God

   上帝保佑女王  ―  Shàngdì bǎoyòu Nǚwáng  ―  God Bless the Queen

   榮耀歸於上帝／荣耀归于上帝  ―  róngyào guīyú Shàngdì  ―  Glory to God alone

2. (Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion) Shangdi (sky deity in Chinese traditional religions)

Synonyms

• (God): 神 (shén), (Catholic) 天主 (Tiānzhǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上帝):

• → Japanese: 上帝(じょうてい) (jōtei)
• → Korean: 상제(上帝) (sangje)
• → Vietnamese: Thượng Đế (上帝)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 上帝

1. (obsolete) monarch
2. (slang) customer; consumer

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	帝
じょう Grade: 1	てい Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

上(じょう)帝(てい) • (jōtei) 

1. lord, god

Proper noun

上(じょう)帝(てい) • (Jōtei) 

1. God, the Creator

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Korean

Hanja in this term
上	帝

Proper noun

上帝 • (Sangje) (hangeul 상제)

1. Template:Hanja form of

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	帝

Proper noun

上帝

1. chữ Hán form of Thượng Đế (“God”).