老爷

老爷
lǎoye

(respectful) lord

3 meanings#4226
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    (respectful) lord

    对有身份、地位的年长男性的尊敬称呼duì yǒu shēnfèn、 dìwèi de niánzhǎng nánxìng de zūnjìng chēnghū

    • Master, please have a seat.

  2. noun

    master

    年纪大的男性主人或男性长辈niánjì dà de nánxìng zhǔrén huò nánxìng zhǎngbèi

    • Would you like some tea, sir?

  3. noun

    (coll.) maternal grandfather

    妈妈的父亲;旧时对男主人的尊称māma de fùqin;jiùshí duì nán zhǔrén de zūnchèng

    • My grandfather loves to tell stories.

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An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

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