三界爺 sānjièyé Three Great Emperor-Officials Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 三界 sānjiè three realms the three divisions of the world where living beings reside according to Buddhist cosmology: the realm of desire (欲界 yùjiè), the realm of form (色界 sèjiè), and the formless realm (无色界 wúsèjiè)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