請安 [请－]

Jyutping cing2 on1
Pinyin qǐng ān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pay respects
  2. to wish good health
  3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, historical, of males, specifically
    to salute someone senior by:
  2. verb, historical
    to pay respect (to someone senior); to salute; to wish well
    (syn.) 問候, 問安, 相借问, 相借問, 咨問, 招呼, 起居, 咨问, 問, 问候, 拍招呼, 打招呼, 問好, 问安, 問訊, 问讯, 问好, 问
    • 耶稣教训众人之时又话、提防个的读书人呀、佢地好着长衫行游、欢喜喺市上人地请佢安
      耶稣教训众人之时又话、提防个的读书人呀、佢地好着长衫行游、欢喜喺市上人地请佢安
      je4 sou1 gaau3 fan3 zung3 jan4 zi1 si4 jau6 waa6, tai4 fong4 go3 dik1 duk6 syu1 jan4 aa3, keoi5 dei6 hou3 zoek3 coeng4 saam1 hang4 jau4, fun1 hei2 hai2 si5 soeng6 jan4 dei6 cing2 keoi5 on1
      And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces
    • 奴才給老佛爺請安。
      奴才给老佛爷请安。
      nú cái gěi lǎo fó yé qǐn gān ．
      We [do hereby] pay respect to Your Majesty.
  3. verb, historical, of females, specifically
    to salute someone senior by:
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请安静点。
    請安靜點。
    qǐng ān jìng diǎn 。
    • Less noise, please.
  2. Mandarin
    请安静，在剧院中禁止喧哗。
    請安靜，在劇院中禁止喧譁。
    qǐng ān jìng ， zài jù yuàn zhōng jìn zhǐ xuān huá 。
    • Be quiet. Don't talk in the theater.
  3. Mandarin
    请安静一点！
    請安靜一點！
    qǐng ān jìng yī diǎn ！
    • Be quiet!
  4. Mandarin
    请安静！孩子们在睡觉。
    請安靜！孩子們在睡覺。
    qǐng ān jìng ！ hái zi men zài shuì jiào 。
    • Be quiet. The kids are asleep.
  5. Mandarin
    各位，在图书馆里请安静。
    各位，在圖書館裡請安靜。
    gè wèi ， zài tú shū guǎn lǐ qǐng ān jìng 。
    • Be silent in the library, boys.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    请安静，我马上开演。
    請安靜，我馬上開演。
    qǐng ān jìng ， wǒ mǎ shàng kāi yǎn ．
    • Please be quiet, I'll start the show in a minute.
  2. Mandarin
    奴才给老佛爷请安。
    奴才給老佛爺請安。
    nú cái gěi lǎo fó yé qǐn gān ．
    • We [do hereby] pay respect to Your Majesty.