Change one's name

Change one's name

To change one's name is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is g ǎ IX ì NGG ē NGM í ng, which means to change one's original name. It mostly refers to "changing one's name" to conceal one's original identity. It's from naotongtai.

The origin of Idioms

In Ming Dynasty, Wu Mingshi's "naotongtai" wedge: "today I say goodbye to my elder brother. I'm going to be busy and change my name to Lishui."

Idiom usage

It refers to a person's change of name.