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  je4   jyutping
  ye2   pinyin
[1] grandfather; father
[2] master; sir; lord
[3] god

noun
Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: (#88)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
爺 / 爷

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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detail  aa3 je4   = grandfather (paternal)
detail  je4 je4*2  ye2 ye5 = paternal grandfather; grandpa
detail  siu3 je4 bing1  shao4 ye2 bing1 = pampered soldier
detail  siu3 je4   = young gentleman
detail  dou2 je4  dao3 ye2 = a profiteer; an opportunist
detail  lou5 je4  lao3 ye5 = (informal) mother's father; maternal grandfather
detail  taai3 je4   = paternal grandfather
detail  lou5 taai3 je4*2   = an elderly gentleman; my father
detail  san1 gu1 je4   = term for the bridegroom from the point of view of the family
detail  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)

Showing 1 example containing 爺
detail 我的老天爺
Oh, my God!

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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