原名 (yuán míng) — original name; former name
Definition
The name a person, place, or work had before it was changed — not a nickname or alias. Used for both people and things like cities or books.
noun
original nameformer name
Examples
- 原名，。Tā de yuán míng shì lǐ míng, hòu lái gǎi chéng le lǐ huá.His original name was Li Ming; later he changed it to Li Hua.
- 原名。Zhè ge chéng shì de yuán míng jiào cháng ān.This city's former name was Chang'an.
- 原名《》。Zhè běn shū de yuán míng shì 《hóng lóu mèng》.The original title of this book is Dream of the Red Chamber.
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