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to address sb deferentially · title · honorific

尊称
zūn chēng
z+ūn·1st tonech+ēng·1st tone
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Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.
老子是他人对他的尊称。
The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.
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。
Synonyms
Synonyms
(music) tuba · (of clothes, print etc) large size; large format · (polite) your (given) name · (coll.) number two; poop; to defecate大号dà hào
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