爺 (je4) — grandfather; father in Cantonese
jeˎ₄爺简 爷
Mandarin Pinyin: ye2
Meaning of 爺
noungrandfather; father
noungod
nounmaster; sir; lord
noungrandfather (only for father's father)
Example Sentences with 爺
我的老天爺啊！
Oh, my God!
jeˎ₄爺jeˎ₄爺gongˊ²講jiˍ₆二zin˗₃戰
Grandpa talks about WWII.
louˏ₅老tinˉ¹天je4!爺！dimˊ²點syun3?算？
Heavens! What to do?
taam˗₃探jeˎ₄爺jeˎ₄爺heoi˗₃去onˉ¹安joengˏ₅養jyun2.院。
Visit grandpa at the nursing home.
aa˗₃阿jeˎ₄爺jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲gungˉ¹功gik6.績。
Grandpa has some achievements.
Words Containing 爺
老太爺lou5 taai3 je2
an elderly gentleman; my father
太老爺taai3 lou5 je4
grandfather, formerly, address of magistrate ("Your Honor")
師爺si1 je4
a private advisor
太爺taai3 je4
paternal grandfather
阿爺aa3 je4
grandfather (paternal)
老天爺lou5 tin1 je4
God; heavens
讕惡爺laan2 ok3 ye1
act conceited and unreasonable, act like a ruffian
兩仔爺loeng5 zai2 je4
fathers and sons
舅老爺kau5 lou5 je4
father's or mother's maternal uncle
財神爺coi4 san4 je4
a very rich person
空中少爺hung1 zung1 siu3 je4
stewardess, steward
親家老爺can3 gaa1 lou5 je4
master of related family
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