青天大老爺 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

DEFINITIONS

  1. (coll.) just and incorruptible official

CHARACTERS

青 qīng blue, green, black; young
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
爺 ye father, grandfather