English Explanatory Dictionary

courtesy name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures.

Word forms

courtesy name courtesy names

Synonyms

style name
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