國諱

Chinese

		country; state; nation	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (國諱)		國	諱
simp. (国讳)		国	讳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guóhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guóhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guóhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-hui⁴
    • Yale: gwó-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwohuey
    • Palladius: гохуэй (goxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

國諱

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

   Synonyms: 公諱／公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱／君讳 (jūnhuì)

   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)