鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn 尊意 zūn yì (honorific) your respected opinion / What do you think, your majesty? 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 见访 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 鼎助 dǐng zhù (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help 大笔 大筆 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money) syn 三族 sān zú (old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) 亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) syn 公婆 gōng pó husband's parents / parents-in-law syn 生父母 shēng fù mǔ biological parents / natural parents 薄养厚葬 薄養厚葬 bó yǎng hòu zàng to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral / hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly 相亲角 xiāng qīn jiǎo "matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details 公婆 gōng - pó husband's parents / parents-in-law / (dialect) a couple / husband and wife syn 高堂 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old) 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 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 千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years / your birthday (honorific) 贵校 貴校 guì xiào (honorific) your school 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 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 令堂 lìng táng (honorific) your mother syn 令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) syn 贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific) 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 钧 鈞 jūn 30 catties / great / your (honorific) syn 紫芝眉宇 zǐ zhī méi yǔ your appearance (honorific) 仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng fairyland / honorific: your homeland 令兄 lìng xiōng Your esteemed older brother (honorific) 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) 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 尊翁 zūn wēng (honorific) your father 尊亲 尊親 zūn qīn (honorific) your parent 芝宇 zhī yǔ your appearance (honorific) / cf 紫芝眉宇 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) 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire syn 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness / Your Majesty syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage / your highness / honored Sir (also sarcastic) / you 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age 患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 盼睐 盼睞 pàn lài your favors / your consideration 讨扰 討擾 tǎo rǎo I beg to disturb you / I trespass on your hospitality / Thank you for your hospitality! 雅意 yǎ yì your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm syn 雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion). 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril 管住嘴迈开腿 管住嘴邁開腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight) 口嫌体正直 口嫌體正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) 口嫌体直 口嫌體直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) 关你屁事 關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì (coll.) None of your goddamn business! / Mind your own business! 不吝珠玉 bù lìn - zhū yù (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion / your criticism will be most valuable 父母 fù mǔ father and mother / parents syn 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection / family love / love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children syn 同胞 tóng bāo born of the same parents / sibling / fellow citizen / compatriot syn 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 供养 供養 gōng yǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents syn 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 所生 suǒ shēng parents (father and mother) 爹娘 diē niáng (dialect) parents syn 娘家 niáng jia married woman's parents' home syn 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony / (fig.) to take as one's wife / to marry (a woman) syn 双亲 雙親 shuāng qīn parents syn 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents syn 父母亲 父母親 fù mǔ qīn parents syn 改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) syn 家长会 家長會 jiā zhǎng huì parent-teacher conference / parents' association 二老 èr lǎo mother and father / parents syn 不肖 bù xiào (literary) unlike one's parents / degenerate / unworthy syn 孝心 xiào xīn filial piety (a Confucian obligation) / respect and obedience to one's parents syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 父辈 父輩 fù bèi people of one's parents' generation syn 姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) syn 反哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor 省亲 省親 xǐng qīn to visit one's parents syn 