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  1. 1. grandpa

Words Containing 爷

大爷
dà yé

arrogant idler

大爷
dà ye

uncle

爷爷
yé ye

(coll.) father's father

佛爷
fó ye

Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[shì jiā móu ní])

侃爷
kǎn yé

big talker

倒爷
dǎo yé

(coll.) a profiteer

外爷
wài ye

(dialect) maternal grandfather

天老爷
tiān lǎo ye

see 老天爺|老天爷[lǎo tiān yé]

太爷
tài yé

(respectful for) one's grandfather

姑爷
gū ye

son-in-law (used by wife's family)

官老爷
guān lǎo ye

nickname for official

少爷
shào ye

son of the boss

崽卖爷田不心疼
zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng

lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)

教师爷
jiào shī yé

master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house

求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai

lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)

灶王爷
zào wáng yé

Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen

爷们
yé men

menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)

王爷
wáng ye

prince

祖师爷
zǔ shī yé

founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)

空中少爷
kōng zhōng shào ye

airline steward

老佛爷
lǎo fó yé

title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father

老大爷
lǎo dà yé

uncle

老天爷
lǎo tiān yé

God

老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què

lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)

老太爷
lǎo tài yé

elderly gentleman (respectful)

老爷
lǎo ye

(respectful) lord

老爷子
lǎo yé zi

polite appellation for an elderly male

老爷岭
lǎo ye lǐng

Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok

老爷爷
lǎo yé ye

(coll.) father's father's father

老爷车
lǎo ye chē

classic car

膀爷
bǎng yé

topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)

舅爷
jiù yé

father's maternal uncle

财神爷
cái shén yé

god of wealth

阎王爷
yán wáng yé

same as 閻羅王|阎罗王

青天大老爷
qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

(coll.) just and incorruptible official