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[1] grandfather; father [2] master; sir; lord [3] god Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: 父 (#88)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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爺 / 爷 | ||
This word has been viewed 18940 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Dec 2013 14:05 |
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阿爺 aa3 je4 = grandfather (paternal) 粵 爺爺 je4 je4*2 = paternal grandfather; grandpa 少爺兵 siu3 je4 bing1 = pampered soldier 少爺 siu3 je4 = young gentleman 倒爺 dou2 je4 = a profiteer; an opportunist 國 老爺 lou5 je4 = (informal) mother's father; maternal grandfather 太爺 taai3 je4 = paternal grandfather 老太爺 lou5 taai3 je4*2 = an elderly gentleman; my father 新姑爺 san1 gu1 je4 = term for the bridegroom from the point of view of the family 太老爺 taai3 lou5 je4 = grandfather, formerly, address of magistrate ("Your Honor") 契爺 kai3 je4 = godfather; an adoptive father; a sugar daddy; [國] 乾爹, 教父 粵 舅老爺 kau5 lou5 je4 = father's or mother's maternal uncle 舅爺 kau5 je4 = father's or mother's maternal uncle 老爺車 lou5 je4 ce1 = jalopy 親家老爺 can3 gaa1 lou5 je4 = master of related family 大老爺 daai6 lou5 je4 = (in address) honored, esteemed 老大爺 lou5 daai6 je4 = uncle; grandpa 國 老天爺 lou5 tin1 je4 = God; heavens 伯爺 baak3 je1 = father 粵 大爺 daai6 je4 = (informal) father's older brother; elder uncle 空中少爺 hung1 zung1 siu3 je4 = stewardess, steward 師爺 si1 je4 = a private advisor 伯爺公 baak3 je4*1 gung1 = an old man, an aged man 伯爺婆 baak3 je4*1 po4*2 = an old woman, an aged woman 粵 財神爺 coi4 san4 je4 = a very rich person 財爺 coi4 je4 = a very rich person 新老爺 san1 lou5 je4 = the father of the bridegroom 姑爺仔 gu1 je4 zai2 = a pimp 家爺仔乸 gaa1 je4 zai2 naa2 = of the same family; of one family; a household 粵 兩仔爺 loeng5 zai2 je4 = fathers and sons 粵 後底爺 hau6 dai2 je4*2 = stepfather 粵 大少爺 daai6 siu3 je4 = eldest son (of a rich family); a spoilt son of a rich family, spendthrift 仔爺 zai2 je4 = father and son 粵 讕惡爺 laan2 ok3 ye4*1 = act conceited and unreasonable 粵 蠶蟲師爺 caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4 = a person who gets caught in his own trap 粵 姑爺 gu1 je4 = paternal grandaunt's husband |
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Showing 1 example containing 爺 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |