naming taboo

cultural taboo against speaking or writing the given names of exalted persons in China and neighboring nations in the ancient Chinese cultural sphere
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naming taboo

Summary

naming taboo is a taboo[1]. It draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (taboo category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • naming taboo's instance of is recorded as taboo[3].
  • naming taboo's subclass of is recorded as Sinosphere[4].
  • naming taboo's Commons category is recorded as Naming taboos[5].
  • naming taboo's opposite of is recorded as Q4376038[6].
  • naming taboo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06h2vb[7].
  • naming taboo's facet of is recorded as given name[8].
  • naming taboo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '避諱'}[9].
  • naming taboo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '避讳'}[10].
  • naming taboo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '피휘'}[11].
  • naming taboo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '避諱'}[12].
  • naming taboo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'húy kỵ'}[13].
  • naming taboo's different from is recorded as word taboo[14].
  • naming taboo's different from is recorded as dysphemism[15].
  • naming taboo's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19628103[16].
  • naming taboo's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 피휘[17].
  • naming taboo's Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID is recorded as E0060499[18].

Why It Matters

naming taboo draws 260 Wikipedia views per month (taboo category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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