名諱

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (名諱)		名	諱
simp. (名讳)		名	讳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mínghuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ wai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mínghuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mínghuèi
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-hui⁴
    • Yale: míng-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minghuey
    • Palladius: минхуэй (minxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ wai⁵
    • Yale: mìhng wáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ wai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ wei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯¹³/

Noun

名諱

1. (dated) name of one's elder or a respected person