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叫人
giu3 jan4
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address a person by title or relationship to you; cuturally, it's respectful for a younger person to address the elderly; a parent would usually ask their child/children to address the person they see by their relationship, so that everyone will know how they're related. For example, 細伯 sai3 baak3 is used for an older gentleman and 伯母 baak3 mou5 for an older woman. Level: 2
Google Frequency: 4,780,000
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giu3 - called; be known as 人 jan4 jan4*2 - person |
| This word was added by sheik on 6th Oct 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006 |
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