tên húy

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

tên huý

Etymology edit

tên (“name”) + Chinese 諱／讳 (huì).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ hwi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ hwɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təːn˧˧ wɪj˦˥]

Noun edit

(classifier cái) tên húy

(history) the name of a person, usually a noble, that is not meant to be said by the general public

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