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==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}
{{zh-wp|zh|yue|lzh|gan|hak:Vong Ti|cdo:Huòng-dá̤|nan:hông-tè|wuu}}

===Etymology===
After a series of conquests ending in 221 {{BCE}}, created as a title for King Zheng of Qin, who was styled {{l|en|{{w|Qin Shi Huang|Qin Shi Huangdi}}|lit=the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty}}. The two component characters were originally the titles of the mythological rulers or deities known as the {{w|Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors}} ({{zh-l|三皇五帝}}).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=huángdì
|ma=y
|m-s=huang2di4
|dg=хуон1ди1
|c=wong4 dai3
|ca=LL-Q9186 (yue)-Luilui6666-皇帝.wav
|h=pfs=fòng-ti;hrs=h:fong diˇ
|md=huòng-dá̤
|mn=hông-tè
|mn-t=huang5 di3
|w=sh:6waon ti5
|mc=1,1
|oc=2,1;1
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# [[emperor]] {{gl|any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender}}
#: {{zh-co|輔佐 皇帝|to assist an '''emperor'''}}
# {{lb|zh|tarot}} the [[emperor|Emperor]]

====Synonyms====
{{syn-saurus|zh|皇帝}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|zh|小皇帝|土皇帝|兒皇帝|天高皇帝遠|皇帝豆|末代皇帝|皇帝輪流做，明年到我家|皇帝不差餓兵|皇帝不急，急死太監|食飯皇帝大|吃飯皇帝大|山高皇帝遠|皇帝蟹|皇帝菜|臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會|死皇帝毋值得活乞食|乞食身，皇帝喙}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV||s=皇%帝|こう%てい|황제|hoàng đế}}
''Others'':
* {{desc|zkt|皇帝|bor=1}}
* {{desc|mnc|ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|szy|hungti|bor=1}}
* {{desc|th|ฮ่องเต้|bor=1}}

====See also====
* {{zh-l|皇上}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}
{{C|zh|Heads of state|Monarchy|People}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanjitab|こう|てい|yomi=kanon}}
{{swp|lang=ja}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|ja|ltc|皇帝|sort=こうてい}}. See also {{m|ja|三皇五帝|tr=Sankō Gotei}} and {{m|ja|始皇帝|tr=Shikōtei}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|こうてい|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|こうてい|hhira=くわうてい}}

# [[emperor]] {{gloss|of a country other than Japan}}
# [[East Asian]] [[empress regnant]]
#: {{ja-x|則%天 大%聖 皇%帝|^そく%てん ^たい%せい ^こう%てい|{{w|Wu Zetian|Great Sage Empress Zetian}}}}
# {{lb|ja|tarot|sort=こうてい}} the [[emperor|Emperor]]

====Usage notes====
* {{ja-r|天%皇|てん%のう}} is generally used exclusively to refer to the Emperor of Japan, while {{ja-r|皇%帝|こう%てい}} is generally used exclusively to refer to emperors of other countries.
* An East Asian empress regnant has the same title as an emperor, not specifically "empress (regnant)" like in European languages. Similarly, a queen regnant has the same title as an emperor.

===References===
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{{top|ja|People|Heads of state|Monarchy|sort=こうてい}}

==Khitan==

===Etymology===
{{obor|zkt|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|皇帝}}.

===Noun===
{{head|zkt|noun}}

# [[emperor]]
#* {{quote-book|zkt|year=1081|author=|title=zh:《多羅里本郎君墓誌碑》|trans-title=Memorial for Lord Dorlipun|text={{lang|zh|'''皇帝'''[<small>⿱火日</small>][<small>⿰𤣩⿱⿻𠃊丨又</small>]弃[<small>⿻一⿵冂仌</small>]囯[<small>⿱火日</small>][<small>⿱干艹</small>][<small>⿻⿻二丨从</small>]}}|tr={{lang|zh|'''皇帝'''之時於丹國之宰相}}}}

===References===
* Cong, Yanshuang; Liu, Fengzhu; Chi, Jianxue ({{lang|zh|sc=Hant|叢艷雙，劉鳳翥，池建學}}) (2005). {{lang|zh|sc=Hant|契丹大字《多羅里本郎君墓志銘》考釋}} (A Textual Research and Explanation on the Inscription for Duoluoliben in Big Qidan Script). {{lang|zh|sc=Hant|《民族語文》}} (''Minority Languages of China''), issue 4, page 54.

==Korean==
{{ko-hanjatab}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun|hangeul=황제}}

# {{hanja form of|황제|[[emperor]]}}

==Vietnamese==
{{vi-hantutab}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|sc=Hani}}

# {{vi-Han form of|hoàng đế|[[emperor]]}}