tôn xưng
Pronunciation
Northern
/ton˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧/
Central
/toŋ˧˥ sɨŋ˧˥/
Southern
/toŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧/
Listen
address respectfully
Verb
address respectfully
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
address respectfully Greetings & Politeness
To use a respectful title or name when speaking to or about another person.
vi Chúng ta nên tôn xưng các bậc tiền bối một cách lễ phép.
en We should address our elders respectfully.
Parts
tôn / xưng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊稱 …
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Parts
tôn / xưng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊稱 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 尊稱
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
尊稱
Candidates by syllable
tôn
尊（孫）
xưng
称（稱）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
tôn trọng / an tôn / tôn nữ / tôn chỉ …
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Use
tôn trọng / an tôn / tôn nữ / tôn chỉ …