國諱

Chinese

country; state; nation avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (國諱) 國 諱
simp. (国讳) 国 讳

Pronunciation

Noun

國諱

  1. (historical) the Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of the emperor (or monarch)
    Synonyms: 公諱 / 公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱 / 君讳 (jūnhuì)
    Coordinate terms: 家諱 / 家讳 (jiāhuì), 私諱 / 私讳 (sīhuì), 聖人諱 / 圣人讳 (shèngrénhuì)

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