哀家

  :

  “grieving one”; illeism for a widowed empress

  [1]儿媳

  : wife of a son

  郡王

  : second-rank prince; also referred to as

  , i.e. “His [Your] Royal Highness”


  郡王妃

  : the official wife of a

  氏

  : clan/maiden name

  [2]妃 fei: a higher-ranked imperial concubine

  本宫

  :

  “this palace”; illeism for high-ranked denizens of the Imperial Palace

  娘娘

  : respectful term for an Emperor’s wife and concubines

  堂

  : relatives with the same surname

  府

  : compound or estate

  妾

  : I, your servant; deprecatory self-reference used by a wife or concubine