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Pronunciation / Transliteration: meishi
"その圧倒的な表現力が彼の名刺代わりである。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A traditional small card bearing someone's name, used historically for formal social visits.
"She carefully engraved her name and address on her elegant new calling card." - 2
A characteristic feature, action, or habit that is typical of and identifies a particular person or thing.
"Intricate world-building and unexpected plot twists are the author's trademark calling card."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 19th century during the Victorian era, a 'calling card' was a small printed card bearing a visitor's name, traditionally left when formally visiting someone's home. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically to describe a distinctive characteristic, action, or signature behavior that immediately identifies a person or organization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calling card" is said worldwide
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carte de visite
Transliteration: kart də vizit
"L'élégance est sa carte de visite permanente."
Visitenkarte
Transliteration: vɪziːtənˌkaʁtə
"Przision ist die Visitenkarte dieses Ingenieurs."
biglietto da visita
Transliteration: biʎˈʎɛt.to da ˈvi.zi.ta
"Il sorriso è il suo miglior biglietto da visita."
tarjeta de presentación
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta de pɾesentaˈsjon
"Su estilo único es su tarjeta de presentación."
cartão de visita
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w dʒi viˈzitɐ
"A honestidade é o seu principal cartão de visita."
विज़िटिंग कार्ड
Transliteration: vijiting kārd
"व्यापारिक बैठकों में अपना विज़िटिंग कार्ड देना आवश्यक है।"
名片
Transliteration: míngpiàn
"精湛的工艺是他们品牌的名片。"
명함
Transliteration: myeongham
"그의 세련된 유머는 언제나 그의 명함이 된다."
名刺
Transliteration: meishi
"その圧倒的な表現力が彼の名刺代わりである。"
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