君諱

Chinese

		monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (君諱)		君	諱
simp. (君讳)		君	讳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūnhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jūnhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyunhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: chün¹-hui⁴
    • Yale: jyūn-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunhuey
    • Palladius: цзюньхуэй (czjunʹxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

君諱

1. (historical) the Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of the emperor (or monarch)

   Synonyms: 國諱 / 国讳 (guóhuì), 公諱 / 公讳 (gōnghuì)

   Coordinate terms: 家諱 / 家讳 (jiāhuì), 私諱 / 私讳 (sīhuì), 聖人諱 / 圣人讳 (shèngrénhuì)

See also

• 避諱／避讳 (bìhuì)