爷 ye yé

father, grandfather

HSK 3 #1007

DEFINITIONS

爷 yé
  • grandpa
  • old gentleman

STROKES

WORDS

家爷 jiā yé (old) a term servants used to refer to their master
教师爷 jiào shī yé master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house; (fig.) sb who arrogantly and condescendingly lectures others
板儿爷 bǎn r yé (coll.) pedicab driver
求爷爷告奶奶 qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom); fig. to go about begging for help
灶王爷 zào wáng yé Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen; also written 灶神
爷们儿 yé men r erhua variant of 爺們|爷们[ye2 men5]
空中少爷 kōng zhōng shào ye airline steward
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
老太爷 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
老爷岭 lǎo ye lǐng Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
膀爷 bǎng yé topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)
舅爷 jiù yé father's maternal uncle; granduncle
青天大老爷 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye (coll.) just and incorruptible official
爷爷奶奶 yé ye nǎi nai paternal grandfather and grandmother; grandfather and grandmother on the paternal side
爷爷奶奶 yé yé nǎi nai grandfather and grandmother; paternal grandparents
县太爷 xiàn tài yé county magistrate; title of a local official in historical China
县太爷 xiàn tài ye county magistrate; local official
阔少爷 kuò shào yé wealthy young master
猫爷 māo yé Cat Lord; a term affectionately used to address the cat
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