长者 (長者) zhǎngzhě

  1. zhǎngzhě noun the elderly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CCD '长者' 1; HYCD '长者' 1)
  2. zhǎngzhě noun an elder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 給孤獨長者 'Anāthapiṇḍada' (ABD 'zhǎngzhě' 长者 n 1, p. 1240; CCD '长者' 2; FGDB '給孤獨園'; Guoyu '長者' 1; HYCD '长者' 2; Mathews 1931 '长者', p. 24; NCCED '长者' 1, p. 2056)
  3. zhǎngzhě noun a dignitary; a distinguished person; a senior
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 显贵 (ABD 'zhǎngzhě' 长者 n 3, p. 1240; Guoyu '長者' 2; Mathews 1931 '长者', p. 24; NCCED '长者' 2, p. 2056)

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