nickname; alias; sobriquet
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
nickname; alias; sobriquet
literaryA literary or old-fashioned term for a nickname, less common than 外号 or 绰号 in modern speech. Often written as 诨名.
Tā他
de的
hùn混
míng名
jiào叫
“
Tiě铁
Niú牛
”
。
His nickname is "Iron Ox."
Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
de的
hùn混
míng名
，
wàng忘
le了
tā他
de的
běn本
míng名
。
The villagers all call him by his nickname, having forgotten his real name.
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Jiù旧
shí时
jiāng江
hú湖
rén人
wù物
cháng常
yǒu有
hùn混
míng名
。
In olden times, martial arts figures often had nicknames.