粵

尊zyun1稱cing1

simp尊称
zyun1 cing1zūn chēng

English

  1. to address sb deferentially
  2. title
  3. honorific
  4. to honour or extol someone through the use of honorific; respectful address; honourable title

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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