tên huý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • tên huý

Etymology

tên (“name”) +‎ huý (“taboo”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ten˧˧ hwi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ten˧˧ hwɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təːn˧˧ wɪj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) tên huý

  1. (historical) the name of a person, usually a noble, that is not meant to be said by the general public
  2. (historical) the name given by the parents at birth, often abstained from calling that person by that name. People often would be referred to by their courtesy name after they turned twenty.
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