honorific term for asking someone's age
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honorific term used to ask someone's age
honorificUsed when asking someone older or in a formal situation about their age. Equivalent to 'May I ask your age?' or 'How old are you?' (honorific). More formal than '你多大？' or '你几岁？'.
Xiān先
sheng生
guì贵
gēng庚
？
Sir, may I ask how old you are?
Chū初
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
，
mào冒
mèi昧
qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
guì贵
gēng庚
？
We're meeting for the first time, so pardon my bluntness, but may I ask your age?
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Lǎo老
rén人
jia家
，
nín您
guì贵
gēng庚
？
Elder, may I ask your age?
Bù不
zhī知
lìng令
zūn尊
guì贵
gēng庚
？
May I ask your father's age?