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Chinese[edit]
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personal; private; selfish
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avoid mentioning; to taboo
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trad. (私諱)
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私
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諱
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simp. (私讳)
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私
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讳
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Pronunciation[edit]
私諱
- (historical) the Chinese naming taboo against writing the name of one's ancestor
- Synonym: 家諱/家讳 (jiāhuì)
- Coordinate terms: 國諱/国讳 (guóhuì), 公諱/公讳 (gōnghuì), 君諱/君讳 (jūnhuì), 聖人諱/圣人讳 (shèngrénhuì)
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