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閣下
閣下
See also: 阁下
Chinese
| council-chamber; shelf | under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter
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| trad. (閣下) | 閣 | 下 | |
| simp. (阁下) | 阁 | 下 | |
Noun
閣下
- (literary) Your Excellency; His or Her Excellency; Your Honour
- (archaic) at the foot of a tower or pavilion
Usage notes
Originally a term of respect toward members of the nobility; became a more generic term of respect later on.