ěr​rǔ

on intimate terms

  • created sense approved 尔汝/爾汝 · ěr​rǔ · on intimate terms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尔汝 / 爾汝

    ěr​rǔ

    on intimate terms

    (literary) to use "you" and "me" with each other without social formalities; to be on a first-name basis or very intimate terms

    尔 (literal) → 尔/爾 · ěr · you 汝 (literal) → 汝 · rǔ · you

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 尔汝/爾汝 · ěr​rǔ · disrespectful address — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尔汝 / 爾汝

    ěr​rǔ

    disrespectful address

    (literary) to address someone as "you" as a sign of contempt or as a superior addressing an inferior

    尔 (literal) → 尔/爾 · ěr · you 汝 (literal) → 汝 · rǔ · you

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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