老爷爷 老爺爺
老爷爷 老爺爺 lǎo yé ye ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄧㄝ lou5 je4 je2
- (coll.) father's father's father
- paternal great-grandfather
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More words with these characters
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
爷 爺
- 大爷 大爺 dà ye ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝ daai6 je4 (coll.) father's older brother
- 姥爷 姥爺 lǎo ye ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ lou5 je4 (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
- 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄧㄝ je4 je2 (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
- 老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄝˊ lou5 tin1 je4 God
- 佛爷 佛爺 Fó ye ㄈㄛˊ ˙ㄧㄝ fat6 je4 Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 释迦牟尼)
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- 侃爷 侃爺 kǎn yé ㄎㄢˇ ㄧㄝˊ hon2 je4 big talker
- 倒爷 倒爺 dǎo yé ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄝˊ dou2 je4 (coll.) a profiteer
- 外爷 外爺 wài ye ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄧㄝ ngoi6 je4 (dialect) maternal grandfather
- 大爷 大爺 dà yé ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˊ daai6 je4 arrogant idler
- 太爷 太爺 tài yé ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄝˊ taai3 je4 (respectful for) one's grandfather
- 姑爷 姑爺 gū ye ㄍㄨ ˙ㄧㄝ gu1 je4 son-in-law (used by wife's family)
- 家爷 家爺 jiā yé ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄝˊ gaa1 je4 (old) a term servants used to refer to their master
- 少爷 少爺 shào ye ㄕㄠˋ ˙ㄧㄝ siu3 je4 son of the boss
- 师爷 師爺 shī yé ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ si1 je4 (historical) privately hired legal or administrative advisor to a government official
- 爷俩 爺倆 yé liǎ ㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄚˇ je4 loeng5 (coll.) father and his child
- 爷们 爺們 yé men ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄣ je4 mun4 menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)
- 王爷 王爺 wáng ye ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄧㄝ wong4 je4 prince
- 老爷 老爺 lǎo ye ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ lou5 je4 (respectful) lord
- 膀爷 膀爺 bǎng yé ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄝˊ bong2 je4 topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)
- 舅爷 舅爺 jiù yé ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˊ kau5 je4 father's maternal uncle
Idioms with these characters
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
Example sentences
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那 位 老爷爷 老爺爺 死 于 於 癌症 。
The old man died of cancer.
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