The Jade Peony
Question from a book " the Jade Peony"
Chapter one
How does the honorific (formal title) “Sin-Saang” differ from “Suk” and what does it mean when Wong-Suk asks Jook-Liang to use it when addressing him? (p. 24)
Chapter one
How does the honorific (formal title) “Sin-Saang” differ from “Suk” and what does it mean when Wong-Suk asks Jook-Liang to use it when addressing him? (p. 24)
From the text:
Suk meant someone about Father's age, or much younger. Suk was more informal than Sin-saang. Suk, I thought, and knew he was younger than Father even if he was very old on the outside.
This change of address took their relationship to a more personal level.
He was giving us his secret magic name as a blessing.
The Jade Peony