common name; secular name
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
common name; vernacular name; popular name
Refers to colloquial or regional names for things, often in contrast to formal, scientific, or standard names.
Lán阑
wěi尾
yán炎
sú俗
míng名
jiào叫
máng盲
cháng肠
yán炎
。
Appendicitis is commonly called 'blind gut inflammation' in vernacular.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
zài在
nǐ你
men们
jiā家
xiāng乡
yǒu有
shén什
me么
sú俗
míng名
？
What is the common name for this plant in your hometown?
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Xī西
hóng红
shì柿
de的
sú俗
míng名
shì是
fān番
qié茄
。
The common name for tomato is 'fanqie'.
noun
secular name; name before entering monastic life
Used in religious contexts to refer to the birth name or original name of a monk, nun, or Taoist priest before they took their religious name (法名).
Tā他
chū出
jiā家
qián前
de的
sú俗
míng名
shì是
Wáng王
Míng明
。
His secular name before becoming a monk was Wang Ming.
Sēng僧
rén人
chú除
le了
fǎ法
míng名
，
hái还
yǒu有
sú俗
míng名
。
Monks have both a dharma name and a secular name.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
dà大
shī师
nín您
de的
sú俗
míng名
zěn怎
me么
chēng称
hu呼
？
May I ask what your secular name is, Master?