私諱

Chinese

personal; private; selfish avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (私諱) 私 諱
simp. (私讳) 私 讳

Pronunciation

Noun

私諱

  1. (historical) the Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of one's ancestor
    Synonym: 家諱 / 家讳 (jiāhuì)
    Coordinate terms: 國諱 / 国讳 (guóhuì), 公諱 / 公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱 / 君讳 (jūnhuì), 聖人諱 / 圣人讳 (shèngrénhuì)

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