家諱

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (家諱)		家	諱
simp. (家讳)		家	讳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiahuèi
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-hui⁴
    • Yale: jyā-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahuey
    • Palladius: цзяхуэй (czjaxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

家諱

1. (historical) the Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of one's ancestor

   Synonym: 私諱／私讳 (sīhuì)

   Coordinate terms: 國諱／国讳 (guóhuì), 公諱／公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱／君讳 (jūnhuì), 聖人諱／圣人讳 (shèngrénhuì)

See also

• 避諱／避讳 (bìhuì)