貴姓

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Chinese

expensive; noble; your (name)
expensive; noble; your (name); precious
 
surname; family name; name
trad. (貴姓)
simp. (贵姓)

Pronunciation


Noun

貴姓

  1. (honorific) surname of a person
    貴姓贵姓  ―  Nín guìxìng?  ―  What is your surname?
    貴姓贵姓 [Hokkien]  ―  Lín kùi-sèⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  May I ask your name?

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References

  • Duffus, William (1883) “you”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 302