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In the case of the [[Jiaqing Emperor]], "Jiaqing" (嘉慶) is his regnal title. His two-part personal name was Yongyan; in his youth, it was written as 永琰, but upon his ascension to the throne, he changed the first sinograph to the homonym 顒. "Yong" is the indicator for his generation of the family, as can be seen by comparison to the name of his brother [[Prince Yongxing]]. | In the case of the [[Jiaqing Emperor]], "Jiaqing" (嘉慶) is his regnal title. His two-part personal name was Yongyan; in his youth, it was written as 永琰, but upon his ascension to the throne, he changed the first sinograph to the homonym 顒. "Yong" is the indicator for his generation of the family, as can be seen by comparison to the name of his brother [[Prince Yongxing]]. | ||
− | The emperor's sons, [[Prince Miankai]] and [[Prince Mianning]], are also referred to by two-syllable personal names. " | + | The emperor's sons, [[Prince Miankai]] and [[Prince Mianning]], are also referred to by two-syllable personal names. "Ming" is the indicator for their generation of the family. Like their uncle's name and their father's title, the two syllables are elided together in romanization instead of separated or hyphenated. |
==="Lao-ren-tze"=== | ==="Lao-ren-tze"=== |