化名
faa3 meng2huà míng
English
- to go by an alias; to assume a false name
- alias; pseudonym; assumed name
- pseudonym
粵語 — Cantonese
- 為掩飾本來名字所用嘅名,通常都係虛構嘅身份
- 真名以外嘅虛構嘅名號,用嚟掩飾身份(量詞:個)
Examples
為咗保護自己嘅個人私隱,佢用嘅係化名。
She uses a pseudonym to protect her privacy.
雖然佢用咗化名接受訪問,但我一聽個內容就知道係佢。
Although he used a pseudonym when having the interview, I knew it was him the second I read the content of it.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk