Since Myanmar has no surname, what should we call Burmese?

Burmese people attach great importance to distinguishing gender, age and seniority in their names. Therefore, they put a prefix before everyone's name.

This "prefix" generally means modesty or respect, which varies with age or social status. ?

Generally speaking, the words "appearance", "country" and "martial arts" are added before men's names, and the words "Ma" and "Du" are added before women's names.

Men call teenagers or younger generations "looks" (meaning younger brothers), young people or peers "countries" (meaning young men and older brothers), and elders or superiors "martial arts" (meaning uncles and gentlemen).

Young women, regardless of whether they are married or not, usually add the word "Ma" (meaning girl) before their names, and elders or women with status add the word "Du" (meaning Mrs. and Mrs.) before their names to show their respect.

Among the commonly used honorifics, there are other titles, which belong to officers and are preceded by the word "wave"; It was the teacher who added "tell" in front; Patriotic young intellectuals, with the word "Deqin" before their names, meaning "master"; People engaged in political activities like to add "Ye Bo" before their names, which means "Comrade".

Extended data

Burmese people are very humble and friendly in interpersonal communication, and mainly adopt three kinds of meeting etiquette.

1, folding ceremony

Because most Burmese believe in Buddhism, they are generally used to crossing their hands with their associates in social activities. In Myanmar, people should not only greet each other when celebrating the tenth ceremony, but also the person wearing a hat should take off his hat and put it under his arm. When you meet a monk, you can only give him ten times the gift.

2, bow and scrape

When Burmese meet their elders, superiors or scholars, they usually bow to each other to show special respect.

Step 3 bow ceremony

In non-governmental communication, Burmese people often pay attention to "bowing down" and treat each other with courtesy when they meet their parents, teachers or monks. This etiquette actually comes from Buddhism. According to the Buddhist canon, when saluting, the saluter must land his hands, feet, elbows, knees and forehead at the same time, and raise his hands back and forth to the top of his head.

In daily life, Burmese respect their elders. They noticed that the younger generation had to use both hands when giving things to their elders. When handing small items, you can use your right hand alone, but you should also hold the lower part of your right hand with your left hand.

When the younger generation passes in front of their elders, they should bow their heads and walk by. They are not allowed to strut or run.

When the elders enter the house, the younger generation must get up quickly to meet them. When the younger generation bid farewell to their elders, they should bow first, then take two steps back before leaving.

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