tôn hiệu
Definition
- Noun:
- Royal title: An official and honorific name given to a monarch, such as an emperor or king, often used posthumously or ceremonially to denote their reign and legacy.
- Regnal name: The name adopted by a sovereign during their rule, which becomes their historical identifier.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các sử gia thảo luận về tôn hiệu của vị vua đó. (Historians discuss the royal title of that king.)
- "Lý Thái Tổ" là tôn hiệu của vị hoàng đế sáng lập triều Lý. ("Lý Thái Tổ" is the regnal name of the emperor who founded the Lý dynasty.)
Advanced Usage
- In historical and academic contexts, a "tôn hiệu" is a formal component of a ruler's nomenclature, distinct from personal names, temple names, or era names.
- Việc truy tôn tôn hiệu thường diễn ra sau khi một vị vua băng hà. (The conferring of a posthumous royal title typically occurs after a king's death.)
Variants and Related Words
- Miếu hiệu (n): Temple name, another type of posthumous title for a monarch used in ancestral worship.
- Thụy hiệu (n): Posthumous honorific name, often longer and descriptive, given to rulers and nobles.
- Niên hiệu (n): Era name, the period name chosen for a monarch's reign.
Synonyms
- Regnal title: A title held by a reigning monarch.
- Sovereign title: A name denoting supreme rulership.
Related Concepts
- Posthumous title: A title awarded after death, which a "tôn hiệu" often is in East Asian history.
- Accession name: The name taken upon ascending the throne.