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客官
kèguān
Description
“客官”是古时候店里的人叫客人的话，很客气。
"客官" is an old polite way shopkeepers addressed customers.
现在我们主要在古装电视剧里听到这个词。
Nowadays, we mainly hear "客官" in historical TV dramas.
Meanings
客官kèguān
polite old term for a guest or customer
客官，请问您要住店吗？
Sir, would you like to stay at the hotel?
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Notes
- Etymology
客 (guest) + 官 (a respectful suffix), used by innkeepers and shopkeepers.
- Nuance
archaic and formal; heard mostly in historical dramas, not in modern daily speech.
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