posthumous name
posthumous name noun: a respectful alias used in Chinese or sometimes more broadly East Asian contexts to refer to a dead person, particularly royalty.
Noun
posthumous name (plural posthumous names)
- A respectful alias used in Chinese or sometimes more broadly East Asian contexts to refer to a dead person, particularly royalty.
- The posthumous names of early Chinese rulers were often variations of a few words like "the martial one" 武 (wǔ), "the literary one" 文, and "the filial one" 孝 (xiào), but by the Tang they had become so long that people began using rulers' temple names or era names instead.
posthumous name meaning in Vietnamese
posthumous name in Vietnamese
- respectful name used for a dead person in Chinese or East Asian contexts
- thụy hiệu, hiệu bụt, tên hèm, tên cúng cơm
Forms of posthumous name
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Questions about posthumous name
- What does posthumous name mean?
- Posthumous name means a respectful alias used in Chinese or sometimes more broadly East Asian contexts to refer to a dead person, particularly royalty.
- What is posthumous name in Vietnamese?
- Posthumous name in Vietnamese is thụy hiệu, hiệu bụt, tên hèm. See Posthumous name meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is posthumous name?
- Posthumous name is a noun.
- What is the plural of posthumous name?
- The plural of posthumous name is posthumous names.
Words near posthumous name in the dictionary
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