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太老爺 (taai3 lou5 je4) — grandfather, formerly, address of magistrate ("Your Honor") in Cantonese

taai˗₃太louˏ₅老jeˎ₄爺
简 太老爷
Mandarin Pinyin: tai4 lao3 ye5

Meaning of 太老爺

noungrandfather, formerly, address of magistrate ("Your Honor")
nounhow servants address master's father

Characters in 太老爺

太taai3
highest; greatest; remotest
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
爺je4
grandfather; father

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