氏

  : clan/maiden name

  王

  : short for

  or first-rank prince; also called

  , i.e. “His [Your] Royal Highness”


  王妃

  : princess consort; the official wife of a

  or prince

  通房 tongfang: the lowest rank of concubine

  郡王爷

  : His [Your] Royal Highness

  堂嫂

  : father’s brother’s (older) son’s wife

  府

  : compound or estate

  太监

  : court or palace eunuch

  嫡

  : child born of the official wife, not of a concubine

  亲王妃

  : the official wife of a

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