太爷 tàiyé grandfather Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 老太爷 lǎotàiyé elderly gentleman a respectful way to address or refer to an elderly man县太爷 xiàntàiyé county magistrate Common name for a county magistrate in imperial China; also used as a humorous nickname for a modern county head or to mock a local leader with a bureaucratic style.