青天大老爷

qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

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1. (coll.) just and incorruptible official

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Child Words of 青天大老爷

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 天 天 tiān: day
• 青 青 qīng: green
• 天大 天大 tiān dà: gargantuan
• 爷 爷 yé: grandpa
• 老爷 老爷 lǎo ye: (respectful) lord
• 青天 青天 qīng tiān: clear sky
• 老 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