诏

遗诏

yí zhào

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

下诏

xià zhào

to hand down an imperial edict

先帝遗诏

xiān dì yí zhào

posthumous edict of a former emperor

南诏

nán zhào

Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia

南诏国

nán zhào guó

Nanzhao, 8th and 9th century kingdom in Yunnan, at times allied with Tang against Tibetan Tubo pressure

奉诏

fèng zhào

to receive an imperial command

密诏

mì zhào

secret imperial edict

待诏

dài zhào

expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)

应诏

yìng zhào

to respond to an imperial decree

诏令

zhào lìng

imperial order

诏安

zhào ān

see 詔安縣|诏安县[Zhao4 an1 Xian4]

矫诏

jiǎo zhào

the pretense of acting on imperial order