big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult

(bound form) a polite form of address for an older man or a man of a father's generation; in former times, a title for a master or social superior, as in 老爷 lǎo​ye or 少爷 shào​ye

(dialect) father; uncle (father's brother)

(bound form) a polite form of address for an older man or a man of a father's generation; in former times, a title for a master or social superior, as in 老爷 lǎo​ye or 少爷 shào​ye

the oldest; first in order of seniority among siblings or relatives

(bound form) a polite form of address for an older man or a man of a father's generation; in former times, a title for a master or social superior, as in 老爷 lǎo​ye or 少爷 shào​ye

the oldest; first in order of seniority among siblings or relatives

(bound form) grandfather; a way to address male relatives of the same generation as one's grandfather, such as 姥爷 lǎo​ye or 舅爷 jiù​yé