爺 (je4 | ye2) : grandfather; father

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爺

je4

ye2

[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.

爺 / 爷

This word has been viewed 20063 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 ye2 ye5 = paternal grandfather; grandpa

少爺兵 siu3 je4 bing1 shao4 ye2 bing1 = pampered soldier

少爺 siu3 je4 = young gentleman

倒爺 dou2 je4 dao3 ye2 = a profiteer; an opportunist 國

老爺 lou5 je4 lao3 ye5 = (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 qi4 ye2 = 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 lao3 da4 ye2 = uncle; grandpa 國

老天爺 lou5 tin1 je4 lao3 tian1 ye2 = God; heavens

伯爺 baak3 je1 = father 粵

大爺 daai6 je4 da4 ye2 = (informal) father's older brother; elder uncle

空中少爺 hung1 zung1 siu3 je4 kong1 zhong1 shao3 ye2 = stewardess, steward

師爺 si1 je4 shi1 ye5 = 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 da4 shao4 ye2 = 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 lan2 e4 ye2 = act conceited and unreasonable 粵

蠶蟲師爺 caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4 can2 chong2 shi1 ye2 = a person who gets caught in his own trap 粵

姑爺 gu1 je4 gu1 ye5 = paternal grandaunt's husband

Showing 1 example containing 爺

我的老天爺啊！國
Oh, my God!

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 爺
Unicode code for this character: U+723a (off-site link)

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