Etymology

Jade Emperor

Today it means: The lord of the Celestial Hierarchy, ruling over Heaven, Earth, and Hell. Full definition →

Chinese 玉皇
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Chinese · calque of玉皇
  2. English todayJade Emperor

Calque of Chinese 玉皇 (Yùhuáng) or 玉帝 (Yù Dì, “Jade Emperor”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.