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Mandarin pronunciation:  pin1yin1 | pīn​yīn​ | ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *高* | 高* | *高
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
HSK 1
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  *贵* | 贵* | *贵
expensive / (bound form) highly valued; precious / (bound form) noble; of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
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  *驾* | 驾* | *驾
to harness / to draw (a cart etc) / to drive / to pilot / to sail / to ride / your good self / prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞)
HSK 7-9
just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
HSK 7-9
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
HSK 7-9
take your time / take it easy
HSK 7-9
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  *钧* | 钧* | *钧
30 catties / great / your (honorific)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *臣* | 臣* | *臣
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
to take strict precautions / on your guard
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  *府* | 府* | *府
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male
father / daddy / "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific)
famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo
sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty / (religion) saint
shut up / shut your mouth / stop talking
(old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries)
your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly
tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate
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  *妾* | 妾* | *妾
concubine / I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness
your humble servant / I
little brother / I, your little brother (humble)
to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life
stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom) / to have something fall into your lap
Your Majesty / His or Her Majesty
misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
(idiom) do as you see fit / do whatever you like / (I, we) leave it in your hands
son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific)
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
Your Highness / Your Majesty
your age (honorific)
in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc / (term of respect) your place
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
(honorific) your school
your home (honorific)
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname?
I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer)
to obey the Emperor's decree / at your Imperial majesty's command
Thank you for your congratulations! / The same to you! (returning a compliment)
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
your patronage
lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)
lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching
(polite) your home / residence
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]
to follow your orders / to do as you bid
Your esteemed father (honorific)
a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
(in business etc) your side / you
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence
to your heart's content
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
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!
longevity / venerable age / your venerable age?
lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
to bother / to trouble / (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you / thank you for your time
correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections.
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business!
to die without progeny / (offensive) may you die childless / may you be the last of your family line
congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil
please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment
to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon
august countenance / your face (usually mocking)
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
(honorific) your mother
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
to study / to learn from a master / (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student
refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name
(honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help
(courteous) your daughter
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
lit. your honored carriage / your highness / honored Sir (also sarcastic) / you
your distinguished self / your majesty / sire
your distinguished country
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant
Your esteemed parent (honorific)
keep your thoughts to yourself
(honorific) your parent
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark!
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm
your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
(deferential) your letter
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!

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