your father (honorific)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
your father (honorific term of address)
formalA formal, polite term used when speaking directly to someone about their father. It uses the honorific prefix '令-' (lìng). Do not use to refer to your own father.
Qǐng请
wèn问
lìng令
zūn尊
shēn身
tǐ体
hǎo好
ma吗
？
May I ask how your father's health is?
Jiǔ久
yǎng仰
lìng令
zūn尊
dà大
míng名
，
jīn今
rì日
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
jiàn见
。
I have long admired your father's great reputation; I finally get to meet him today.
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Dài代
wǒ我
xiàng向
lìng令
zūn尊
wèn问
hǎo好
。
Please give my regards to your father.