hoàng tử
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 皇子, composed of 皇 (“emperor”) and 子 (“son”). The "imperial" connotation of hoàng has been lost due to its favorability over vương, likely due to the influence of historically imperial China and imperial Vietnam, whose monarchs referred to themselves as hoàng đế (“emperor”) or used hoàng in their titles (e.g. Lí Chiêu Hoàng) Compare hoàng hậu (“queen consort”, literally “empress consort”), nữ hoàng (“queen regnant”, literally “empress regnant”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
edit- A hoàng tử is a son of an emperor or a king. A mere husband of a princess is called phò mã.