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卿 (qīng) — (bound form) high official rank (in ancient China); (bound form) term of endearment (used between lovers in classical contexts)

Definition

A classical/archaic bound form, never used alone in modern speech. As a title it denotes a high minister in ancient China; reduplicated as 卿卿 it is an intimate lovers' term in classical literature.

bound form
high official rank (in ancient China)term of endearment (used between lovers in classical contexts)

Examples

  • ，卿。
    Lì shǐ shàng, xǔ duō gōng qīng dōu wèi guó jiā zuò chū le gòng xiàn.
    Historically, many high ministers contributed to the country.
  • ，'卿卿'。
    Zài gǔ diǎn wén xué zhōng, qíng lǚ zhī jiān cháng yòng ' qīng qīng ' chēng hu duì fāng.
    In classical literature, lovers often call each other 'qingqing'.
  • '卿卿'。
    Fū qī zhī jiān hù chēng ' qīng qīng ' biǎo shì qīn nì.
    Couples call each other 'qingqing' to show intimacy.

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