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爷
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Definitions
- 1. grandpa
Words Containing 爷
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[shì jiā móu ní])
(respectful) lord
airline steward
son-in-law (used by wife's family)
arrogant idler
(coll.) father's father's father
son of the boss
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
God
lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)
father's maternal uncle
menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)
same as 閻羅王|阎罗王
uncle
polite appellation for an elderly male
topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)
(coll.) father's father
uncle
(dialect) maternal grandfather
elderly gentleman (respectful)
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father
(coll.) a profiteer
(respectful for) one's grandfather
(coll.) just and incorruptible official
nickname for official
see 老天爺|老天爷[lǎo tiān yé]
Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
big talker
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
prince
god of wealth
master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house
classic car