Zài / jiù / xiǎoshuō / zhōng / wǎnbèi / cháng / yòng / zūngēng / lái / gōngjìng / de / xúnwèn / zhǎngzhě / de / niánlíng在旧小说中,晚辈常用“尊庚”来恭敬地询问长者的年龄。In old novels, younger people often used “尊庚” to respectfully ask an elder's age.