貴姓 (guìxìng) — your (honourable) surname; the polite way to ask someone's family name

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞

貴姓 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)

貴姓＝貴＋姓

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ · guìxìng

noun — your (honourable) surname; the polite way to ask someone's family name

字源 FORM — what the parts do

貴honoured, esteemed (尊貴)guìa courtesy prefix here — "your honoured", not the price sense of 貴

姓surname, family name (姓名)xìng

貴姓，尊貴的貴，姓名的姓。