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老爷
老爺
lǎoye
1. (respectful) lord
2. master
3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

Character Breakdown

老
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
HSK 1 6 丶
爷
yé
grandfather, old man
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (6)

天老爷
tiānlǎoye
see [[老天爺|老天爷<lǎotiānyé>]]
官老爷
guānlǎoye
nickname for official
老爷岭
Lǎoyelǐng
Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
老爷爷
lǎoyéye
(coll.) father's father's father
老爷车
lǎoyechē
classic car
青天大老爷
qīngtiāndàlǎoye
(coll.) just and incorruptible official

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