(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

Added to personal pronouns or nouns referring to people to show there is more than one person.

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

(colloquial) husband

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

men; menfolk; specifically male family members, often of different generations (e.g. grandfather and grandson)

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.