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An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- Confucius's birth name was Kong Qiu, but his courtesy name was Kong Zhongni.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: style name
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
字
(zì)
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Chinese Mandarin:
表字
(biǎozì)
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Finnish:
kohteliaisuusnimi
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Hungarian:
(felnőttkori) felvett név
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Japanese:
字
(azana)
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Korean:
자
(ja)
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
tên chữ
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
tên tự
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
tự
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
biệt hiệu
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
biểu tự
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
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Vietnamese:
chữ
— alias (formerly) used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood in China and other East Asian cultures
