honorific for courtesy name
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
honorific term used to ask about someone's courtesy name (used in former times)
honorificUsed in traditional Chinese culture when respectfully inquiring about someone's style name (表字). The term is now considered archaic but may appear in historical novels or formal literary contexts.
Gǎn敢
wèn问
xiān先
shēng生
tái台
fǔ甫
？
May I ask the gentleman's courtesy name?
Qǐng请
jiào教
tái台
fǔ甫
。
May I inquire about your courtesy name?
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Wèi未
qǐng请
jiào教
gé阁
xià下
tái台
fǔ甫
。
I have not yet asked your honor's courtesy name.