honorific

1. A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".

2. A term of respect; respectful language.

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   гонорати́вgonoratív, кэ́йгоkɛ́jgo, кэйго́kɛjgó

   an expression of respect

3. A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.

   Honorifikum

1. The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

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2. Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.

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3. I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.

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4. The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.

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