聖人諱

Chinese

sage; wise man; saint avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (聖人諱) 聖人 諱
simp. (圣人讳) 圣人 讳

Pronunciation

Noun

聖人諱

  1. (historical) the less-common Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of a sage
    Coordinate terms: 國諱 / 国讳 (guóhuì), 公諱 / 公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱 / 君讳 (jūnhuì), 家諱 / 家讳 (jiāhuì), 私諱 / 私讳 (sīhuì)

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