Wu Zetian - Names and Titles

Names and Titles

Further information: Chinese name

In Chinese history and literature Wu Zetian ) was known by various names and titles. Mention of her in the English language has increased the multiplicity of this. A difficulty in English translations from Chinese is that English translations tend to specify a particular gender (as in the case of "emperor" versus "empress" or "prince" versus "princess"); whereas, in Classical Chinese, words such as hou (后, "sovereign", "prince", "queen") or huangdi (皇帝, "imperial supreme ruler", "royal deity") are of a grammatically indeterminate gender.

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