尊稱
simp尊称zyun1 cing1zūn chēng
English
- to address sb deferentially
- title
- honorific
- to honour or extol someone through the use of honorific; respectful address; honourable title
粵語 — Cantonese
- 為咗表達對長輩或者偉人嘅尊敬之情,而使用嘅名稱、頭銜或職位;又或指尊敬噉稱呼呢一個動作。(量詞:個)
Examples
老子是他人对他的尊称。
Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
子是中国古代对有学问的人的尊称,如孔子,老子,墨子,韩非子。
The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
「耶穌」係佢肉身時嘅名,而「基督」就係佢嘅尊稱。
"Jesus" is the name of his body , while "Christ" is his title.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk