直呼其名

zhí hū qí míng

Dictionary entry

to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)

What does 直呼其名 mean?

直呼其名 (zhí hū qí míng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)

Character breakdown

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直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 呼hūto call · to cry 其qíhis · her 名míngname · noun (part of speech)

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直呼其名

zhí hū qí míng

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