諡 shì Japanese variant of 謚|谥 / posthumous name or title / to confer a posthumous title 谥号 諡號 shì hào honorary posthumous name / posthumous title 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng (idiom) to address sb directly by name / to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity) 太宗 tài zōng posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 汉高祖 漢高祖 hàn gāo zǔ posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC 司马炎 司馬炎 sī mǎ yán Sima Yan (236-290), founder and first emperor (265-290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], posthumous name 晉武帝|晋武帝[Jin4 Wu3di4] 孝肃 孝肅 xiào sù Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 皇太极 皇太極 huáng tài jí Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1] 隋文帝 suí wén dì Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604 本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 雅称 雅稱 yǎ chēng elegant name / honorific 死后 死後 sǐ hòu after death / posthumous 追加 zhuī jiā to add something extra / an additional increment / addendum / to append / an additional posthumous title syn 遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature syn 太祖 tài zǔ Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) syn 遗作 遺作 yí zuò posthumous work syn 追认 追認 zhuī rèn to recognize sth after the event / posthumous recognition / to ratify / to endorse retroactively 遗诏 遺詔 yí zhào posthumous edict (of former emperor) 遗腹子 遺腹子 yí fù zǐ posthumous child 冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) 遗著 遺著 yí zhù posthumous work (of a writer) syn 哀荣 哀榮 āi róng (literary) reverence accorded to sb who has died / posthumous recognition syn 遗墨 遺墨 yí mò posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc) syn 湣 mǐn (ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs) / old variant of 憫|悯[min3] 宋太祖 sòng tài zǔ Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 元太祖 yuán tài zǔ posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227) 先帝遗诏 先帝遺詔 xiān dì yí zhào posthumous edict of a former emperor / Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] edict to posterity 清太宗 qīng tài zōng posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor 清太祖 qīng tài zǔ posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616) 盖棺 蓋棺 gài guān coffin lid / fig. posthumous reputation 遗教 遺教 yí jiào work or plans left as a legacy / the views of the departed / posthumous orders or teachings syn 遗男 遺男 yí nán orphan / posthumous son 开漳圣王 開漳聖王 kāi zhāng shèng wáng Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1] 陈元光 陳元光 chén yuán guāng Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian 追封 zhuī fēng to confer a posthumous title 冥诞 冥誕 míng dàn (formal) posthumous birthday 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 约翰 約翰 yuē hàn John (name) / Johan (name) / Johann (name) 大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname 表字 biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name syn 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 代字 dài zì abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府) / code name / (old) pronoun 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 几位 幾位 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen! 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn 少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) syn 殿下 diàn xià Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness syn 道人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific) syn 千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years / your birthday (honorific) 禅师 禪師 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk syn 夫君 fū jūn (honorific) husband syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 天尊 tiān zūn (honorific appellation of a deity) 赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom / to enlighten syn 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! syn 高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn 贵校 貴校 guì xiào (honorific) your school 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany / to keep sb company syn 尊称 尊稱 zūn chēng to address sb deferentially / title / honorific syn 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 奉送 fèng sòng (honorific) to give syn 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) syn 宽衣 寬衣 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment syn 奉告 fèng gào (honorific) to inform syn 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 高论 高論 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 借问 借問 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? syn 奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks / to give back (honorific) syn 高堂 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old) 令堂 lìng táng (honorific) your mother syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 仁波切 rén bō qiè Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific) 令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) syn 高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn 尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title / form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc 敬语 敬語 jìng yǔ honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages) 贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific) 士 shì member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 奉迎 fèng yíng (honorific) to greet / to fawn 府 fǔ seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) syn 贵庚 貴庚 guì gēng your age (honorific) 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn 惠 huì (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior) / (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4]) syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 钧 鈞 jūn 30 catties / great / your (honorific) syn 瑶 瑤 yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific 阃 閫 kǔn threshold / inner appartments / woman / wife (honorific) syn 紫芝眉宇 zǐ zhī méi yǔ your appearance (honorific) 久慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend syn 