honorific for someone's family
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
honorific term for your esteemed family
honorificUsed to show respect when referring to the other person's spouse, children, or family members. It is a formal and polite term, commonly found in classical literature, formal letters, or traditional business correspondence. It is less common in everyday modern speech.
Lìng令
zūn尊
yǔ与
bǎo宝
juàn眷
jìn近
lái来
kě可
hǎo好
?
How have your esteemed father and family been recently?
Qǐng请
dài代
wǒ我
xiàng向
bǎo宝
juàn眷
wèn问
hǎo好
。
Please give my regards to your esteemed family.
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Xiān先
sheng生
cǐ此
xíng行
,
bǎo宝
juàn眷
tóng同
xíng行
fǒu否
?
Sir, will your esteemed family be accompanying you on this trip?