Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

tên (name) +‎ hiệu (symbol).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(classifier cái) tên hiệu

  1. art name (pseudonym adopted by an artist)
  2. (historical) nickname (familiar, invented given name)

Usage notes edit

  • The sense "nickname" is mostly used for people (most often scholars) from pre-modern Vietnam.

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