tài​yé

grandfather

太爷 太爺 tài​yé
grandfather
A respectful way to address or refer to one's own or another person's grandfather; also used as a general respectful term for men of one's grandfather's generation
great-grandfather
(regional) Used in some areas to refer to one's paternal great-grandfather
master
A term of address used by servants for the head of the household or the elderly master of the house
district magistrate
An archaic respectful title for a local government official or district magistrate
I
(humorous or arrogant) A self-reference used by a man to express a sense of superiority or arrogance, similar to "your lordship"

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BCC Corpus (BLCU)