jì​míng

to adopt a family name

  • created reference approved 寄名 → 寄籍 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名 jì​míng

    寄籍 jì​jí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 寄名 → 挂名/掛名 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名 jì​míng

    挂名 / 掛名 guà​míng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 寄名 · jì​míng · to adopt a family name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名

    jì​míng

    to adopt a family name

    To take the surname of an adoptive family.

    寄, 名

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 寄名 · jì​míng · to be a member in name only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名

    jì​míng

    to be a member in name only

    To have one's name listed on a roll without performing actual duties; to be a nominal member.

    寄, 名

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · [position]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 寄名 · jì​míng · to take a religious name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名

    jì​míng

    to take a religious name

    To adopt a Buddhist or Taoist name (of monks or nuns).

    寄, 名

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 寄名 · jì​míng · to be an honorary foster child — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄名

    jì​míng

    to be an honorary foster child

    In traditional custom, to formally place a child under the spiritual protection of an elderly person, a temple, or a deity as an adoptive parent, often to ward off bad luck or illness.

    寄, 名

    寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense