粵

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Mandarin · Pinyin

  • shì
  • zhī

English

  1. clan, family
  2. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")
  3. used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]
  4. mister
  5. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
  6. used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
  7. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
  8. in ancient China, besides surname, another part of name to indicate family relationship, eg name after fief, occupation
  9. surname, see example for usage

粵語

  1. 中國古代姓以外同一家族用到嘅共同稱號,例如跟封地、職業等
  2. 同姓,見例子

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