An example of taboo

Kaifeng-Kaifeng: In Henan, Zhou Wuwang sealed a micro seal here. The taboo that Han evaded was renamed "Kaifeng House".

In the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Guangye's Textual Research on Avoiding Names in Classics and History (Volume 7): "Kaifeng people, hence the name of the land sealed by Song and Wei Dynasties. Avoid Han and change to Kaifeng. "

First stab-stab-sting: Liu Qi, a hermit in Han Dynasty, changed "stab" to "sting" and "stab" to "stab". "Qi sting" is one of the 24 solar terms. Animals hibernate in winter and come back in spring, hence the name "gas sting".

Basil-spearmint, coriander: spearmint is a kind of coriander from the western regions, whose real name is basil. After sixteen countries, it was renamed as "spearmint" or "coriander" to avoid the ancestor of Zhao Gao.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Qi Yao Min Shu (Volume III) planted spearmint: "spearmint is basil. Schleswig-Holstein changed his mind because he was jealous of China. Today, people are famous for their names. Moreover, the use of spearmint is more beautiful than the name of basil, so it is used immediately. "