lǎo​ye

master

  • created reference approved 老爷/老爺 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺 lǎo​ye

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 老爷/老爺 → 姥爷/姥爺 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺 lǎo​ye

    姥爷 / 姥爺 lǎo​ye

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    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

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · sir

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · pompous official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    pompous official

    (ironic) a leader who acts superior and is out of touch with the people

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · sir

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · maternal grandfather — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    maternal grandfather

    (colloquial) a term for one's mother's father, equivalent to [[姥爷|姥爺|lao3 ye5]]

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · grandfather

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · (bound form) old-fashioned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    (bound form) old-fashioned

    (bound form) used to describe something outdated or obsolete, such as an old car or old-fashioned machinery

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · outdated 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · sir

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · husband — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    husband

    (old-fashioned) a respectful form of address used by a wife for her husband

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · sir

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老爷/老爺 · lǎo​ye · juren — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老爷 / 老爺

    lǎo​ye

    juren

    (historical) a respectful title for a person who passed the provincial level imperial examination (juren)

    lǎo​yé

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 爷 (literal) → 爷/爺 · yé · sir

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense