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卿

Mandarin · pinyin qīng

high ranking official (old)
term of endearment between spouses (old)
(from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old)
honorific (old)

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卿: qīng · noble, high officer

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hing1

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(historical) high official; minister
(historical) honorific term of address
(imperial, historical) term of address used by emperors toward ministers
(archaic) term of endearment used between spouses
synonym of 慶 /庆 (qìng, “auspicious”) used in 卿雲／卿云 (qīngyún, “auspicious clouds”)

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