千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks / to give back (honorific) syn 奉赠 奉贈 fèng zèng (honorific) to present / to give as a present 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 分娩 fēn miǎn to give birth to a baby / (of animals) to give birth to young syn 施舍 施捨 shī shě to give in charity / to give alms (to the poor) syn 点拨 點撥 diǎn bō to give instructions / to give advice syn 委身 wěi shēn to give oneself wholly to / to put oneself at sb's service / (of a woman) to give one's body to / to marry 开绿灯 開綠燈 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light / to give the go-ahead syn 归功 歸功 guī gōng to give credit / to give sb his due / attribution 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor syn 辍业 輟業 chuò yè to give up work / to give up one's profession 开小灶 開小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment / to give special attention 诞育 誕育 dàn yù to give birth to / to give rise to 不自由,毋宁死 不自由,毋寧死 bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ give me liberty or give me death 僭称 僭稱 jiàn chēng to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 几位 幾位 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen! 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn 少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) syn 殿下 diàn xià Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness syn 道人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific) syn 千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years / your birthday (honorific) 禅师 禪師 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk syn 夫君 fū jūn (honorific) husband syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 天尊 tiān zūn (honorific appellation of a deity) 赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom / to enlighten syn 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! syn 高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn 贵校 貴校 guì xiào (honorific) your school 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany / to keep sb company syn 尊称 尊稱 zūn chēng to address sb deferentially / title / honorific syn 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) syn 宽衣 寬衣 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment syn 奉告 fèng gào (honorific) to inform syn 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 高论 高論 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 借问 借問 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? syn 高堂 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old) 令堂 lìng táng (honorific) your mother syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 仁波切 rén bō qiè Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific) 令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) syn 高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn 尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title / form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc 敬语 敬語 jìng yǔ honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages) 贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific) 士 shì member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 奉迎 fèng yíng (honorific) to greet / to fawn 府 fǔ seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) syn 贵庚 貴庚 guì gēng your age (honorific) 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn 惠 huì (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior) / (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4]) syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 钧 鈞 jūn 30 catties / great / your (honorific) syn 瑶 瑤 yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific 阃 閫 kǔn threshold / inner appartments / woman / wife (honorific) syn 紫芝眉宇 zǐ zhī méi yǔ your appearance (honorific) 久慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend syn 仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng fairyland / honorific: your homeland 令兄 lìng xiōng Your esteemed older brother (honorific) 令尊令堂 lìng zūn lìng táng (honorific) your parents 令慈 lìng cí Your esteemed mother (honorific) 令正 lìng zhèng (honorific) your wife 令亲 令親 lìng qīn Your esteemed parent (honorific) 令阃 令閫 lìng kǔn your wife (honorific) 光禄大夫 光祿大夫 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master" 喜寿 喜壽 xǐ shòu 77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term) 女公子 nǚ gōng zǐ noble lady / (honorific) your daughter syn 尊公 zūn gōng (honorific) your father 尊君 zūn jūn (honorific) your father 尊命 zūn mìng your order (honorific) 尊堂 zūn táng (honorific) your mother 尊意 zūn yì (honorific) your respected opinion / What do you think, your majesty? 尊翁 zūn wēng (honorific) your father 尊亲 尊親 zūn qīn (honorific) your parent 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 敬称 敬稱 jìng chēng to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address / honorific title 杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees) 泰西大儒 tài xī dà rú Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci) 芝宇 zhī yǔ your appearance (honorific) / cf 紫芝眉宇 萱堂 xuān táng mother (honorific designation) 兰室 蘭室 lán shì a lady's room (honorific) 兰玉 蘭玉 lán yù your son (honorific) 兰章 蘭章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific) 兰闺 蘭閨 lán guī a lady's room (honorific) 虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son 见访 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 违和 違和 wéi hé unwell / indisposed / out of sorts / euphemism or honorific for ill 雅称 雅稱 yǎ chēng elegant name / honorific