Xiào shèng xiàndictionary entry
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Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yōng zhèng] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qián lóng]
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Original source entry:

孝聖憲 孝圣宪 [Xiao4 sheng4 xian4] /Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 孝聖憲

  • 孝
    xiào

    filial piety or obedience / mourning apparel

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

  • 宪
    xiàn

    statute / constitution

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