Chinese honorifics and courteous language - Wikipedia - 0 views
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Lara Cowell on 20 Oct 22Chinese honorifics (尊稱zūnchēng) and honorific language (敬辭jìngcí,謙辭qiāncí,婉辭wǎncí,客套語kètàoyǔ,雅語yáyǔ), are words, word constructs, and expressions in the Chinese language that convey self-deprecation, social respect, politeness, or deference