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10:42 May 12, 2008
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - History / A description of Emperor Yongle?
明 is the dynasty.
永乐 is the reign name
明成祖 is apparently his 'temple name'
'Yongle
Encyclopædia Britannica Article
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born May 2, 1360, Yingtian [now Nanjing], Jiangsu province, China
died Aug. 5, 1424, Yumuchuan [now in Inner Mongolia], en route to Beijing
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Wade-Giles romanization Yung-lo , temple name (miaohao) (Ming) Chengzu , or (Ming) Taizong , posthumous name (shi) Wendi , personal name Zhu Di reign name (nianhao) of the third emperor (1402–24) of China's Ming dynasty (1368–1644), which he raised to its greatest power. He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, which was rebuilt with the Forbidden City.'
Well, I have all these dynasties, emperors, reign names etc in my 《现代汉语词典》at the back.
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庙号 = temple title (a title, usu. with a zu 祖“founder" or a zong 宗 "ancestor", given to an emperor posthumously when his spirit tablet was established in the imperial ancestral temple 太庙； eg Han Gaozu or Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty 汉高祖, Song Huizong or Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty 宋徽宗. )
-》 Ming Chengzu or Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.
(but he is famous as the Yongle Emperor)
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dynasty = a line of rulers all of the same family 王朝；朝代 （朗文进阶词典）
年号 = reign title (外研社：汉英词典）
Hello. 'Dynasty' in Chinese is represented by the character '代' (pron. 'dai')
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Explanation: 成 not mean “dynasty”, if you want work out the combined meaning of the three Chrs, really too long IMO, so suggest transliteration: Ming Cheng Zu, that's enough. Only for your reference.
William He China Local time: 18:20 Native speaker of: Chinese
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