honorific term for elders
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
honorific term for one's elders
honorificA respectful form of address for one's parents or elders, commonly used in formal letters or traditional contexts.
Fù父
qīn亲
dà大
rén人
xī膝
xià下
：
jìng敬
bǐng禀
zhě者
，
ér儿
zài在
wài外
yī一
qiè切
ān安
hǎo好
。
To my esteemed father: I respectfully report that I am well in all matters here away from home.
Gěi给
zǔ祖
fù父
dà大
rén人
de的
xìn信
yǐ已
jīng经
jì寄
chū出
le了
。
The letter to my esteemed grandfather has been sent.