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je4
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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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This word has been viewed 18844 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") See all 36 compounds (CantoDict reports 35 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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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. |