The Addressee's Family Members
The following terms are still in use today:
| Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 令尊 | 令尊 | lìngzūn | Your father | Literally means "the beautiful and respected one". "Lingzunweng" (Chinese: 令尊翁; pinyin: lìngzūnwēng) is sometimes used. |
| 令堂 | 令堂 | lìngtáng | Your mother | Literally means "the beautiful and dignified one". "Lingshoutang" (simplified Chinese: 令寿堂; traditional Chinese: 令壽堂; pinyin: lìngshòutáng) is sometimes used. |
| 令閫 | 令阃 | lìngkǔn | Your wife | Literally means "the beautiful door to the woman's room". |
| 令兄 | 令兄 | lìngxiōng | Your elder brother | Literally means "the beautiful elder brother". |
| 令郎 | 令郎 | lìngláng | Your son | Literally means "the beautiful young man". "Linggongzi" (Chinese: 令公子; pinyin: lìnggōngzǐ) is sometimes used. |
| 令愛 | 令爱 | lìng'ài | Your daughter | Literally means "the beautiful and beloved one". Another form of "ling'ai" (simplified Chinese: 令嫒; traditional Chinese: 令嬡; pinyin: lìng'ài) is sometimes used. |
| 令千金 | 令千金 | lìngqiānjīn | Your daughter | Literally means "the beautiful one who is worth a thousand gold". |
| 尊上 | 尊上 | zūnshàng | Your father | Literally means "the respected one above". |
| 尊公 | 尊公 | zūngōng | Your father | Literally means "the respected lord". "Zunjun" (Chinese: 尊君; pinyin: zūnjūn) and "zunfu" (Chinese: 尊府; pinyin: zūnfǔ) are sometimes used. |
| 尊堂 | 尊堂 | zūntáng | Your mother | Literally means "the respected and dignified one". |
| 尊親 | 尊亲 | zūnqīn | Your parents | Literally means "the respected and loved ones". |
| 尊駕 | 尊驾 | zūnjià | You, the respected one | Literally means "the respected procession". Used when referring to a guest or a person of higher social status. |
| 賢喬梓 | 贤乔梓 | xiánqiáozǐ | You, the virtuous father and son | |
| 賢伉儷 | 贤伉俪 | xiánkànglì | You, the virtuous husband and wife | |
| 賢昆仲 | 贤昆仲 | xiánkūnzhòng | You, the virtuous brothers | |
| 賢昆玉 | 贤昆玉 | xiánkūnyù | You, the virtuous sisters |
Read more about this topic: Chinese Honorifics, Addressing or Referring To Others
Famous quotes containing the words family and/or members:
“In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“For let our finger ache, and it endues
Our other healthful members even to a sense
Of pain.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)