lǎo​ye

lord

老爷 (老爺) lǎo​ye
lord noun
a respectful term for a master, official, or person of high status in old China

Master, the carriage has been prepared outside the main gate.

maternal grandfather noun
a colloquial term used in certain dialects for one's mother's father

When I was a child, I loved listening to my grandfather tell stories about the past.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.80 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
8.00 per million

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Definitions
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