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閣下

简 阁下 · 繁 閣下
Mandarin · pinyin gé xià

Meanings

  1. your distinguished self
  2. your majesty
  3. sire
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閣
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下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
阁
gé · chamber, pavilion; cabinet
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2–4 · ge2 xia4

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gok3 haa6

Cantonese word readings for 閣下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gok3 haa6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. (literary) Your Excellency; His or Her Excellency; Your Honour
  2. (archaic) at the foot of a tower or pavilion

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