老天爷 lǎotiānyé God; Heavens Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 老 lǎo adjective old old; aged; (of people) venerable天 tiān nounproper noun God God; Heaven; the supreme ruler of the universe in traditional belief爷 爺 yé noun deity (bound form) a title of respect for a god or Buddha, such as 老天爷 lǎotiānyé or 财神爷 cáishényé