"Posthumous" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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身后 shēn hòu posthumous / one's social background / behind the body
死后 sǐ hòu after death / posthumous
遗墨 yí mò posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
追加 zhuī jiā to add something extra / an additional increment / addendum / to append / an additional posthumous title
遗书 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature
太宗 Tài zōng posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
遗作 yí zuò posthumous work
汉高祖 Hàn Gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 / (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
追认 zhuī rèn to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively
遗诏 yí zhào posthumous edict (of former emperor)
遗腹子 yí fù zǐ posthumous child
冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)
遗著 yí zhù posthumous work (of a writer)
諡 shì Japanese variant of 謚|谥 / posthumous name or title / to confer a posthumous title
遗教 yí jiào work or plans left as a legacy / the views of the departed / posthumous orders or teachings
湣 mǐn (ancient character used in posthumous titles) / old variant of 憫|悯[min3]
宋太祖 Sòng Tài zǔ Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 / (927-976), reigned from 960
元太祖 Yuán Tài zǔ posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)
先帝遗诏 xiān dì yí zhào posthumous edict of former emperor / Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 / edict to posterity
孝肃 Xiào sù Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
清太宗 Qīng tài zōng posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
清太祖 Qīng Tài zǔ posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
皇太极 Huáng Tài jí Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1]
盖棺 gài guān coffin lid / fig. posthumous reputation
谥号 shì hào posthumous name and title
遗男 yí nán orphan / posthumous son
开漳圣王 Kāi zhāng shèng wáng Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
陈元光 Chén Yuán guāng Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
隋文帝 Suí Wén dì Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604
追封 zhuī fēng to confer a posthumous title
追尊 zhuī zūn posthumous honorific name
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