青天大老爺
qīng​tiān​dà​lǎo​ye

my lord

  • created reference approved 青天大老爷/青天大老爺 → 青天 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青天大老爷 / 青天大老爺 qīng​tiān​dà​lǎo​ye

    青天 qīng​tiān

    see

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  • created sense approved 青天大老爷/青天大老爺 · qīng​tiān​dà​lǎo​ye · my lord — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    青天大老爷 / 青天大老爺

    qīng​tiān​dà​lǎo​ye

    my lord

    Respectful form of address for an impartial official or magistrate in imperial China; often used by common people when pleading for justice.

    青天 (literal) → 青天 · qīng​tiān · upright official 大老爷 (literal) → 大老爷/大老爺 · dà​lǎo​ye · master; panjandrum

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

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