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老爷

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lǎo ye

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 老爷

天老爷
tiān lǎo ye

see 老天爺|老天爷[lǎo tiān yé]

官老爷
guān lǎo ye

nickname for official

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

青天大老爷
qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

(coll.) just and incorruptible official

Child Words of 老爷

爷
yé

grandpa

老
lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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