lǎo​yé​zi

one's father

lǎo​yé​zi one's father · elderly man

  1. master
    (old-fashioned) a respectful title for a government official, a powerful person, or a landlord; also used by servants to address their male employer
  2. zi affix
    noun suffix
    [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots

lǎo​yé​zi old man

  1. husband
    (old-fashioned) a respectful form of address used by a wife for her husband
  2. zi affix
    noun suffix
    [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots