| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 爷爷 | 爺爺 | yé ye | ye2 ye5 | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; Classifiers: 个 | ||
| 2 | 大爷 | 大爺 | dà yé | da4 ye2 | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off | ||
| 3 | 爷 | 爺 | yé | ye2 | grandpa; old gentleman | ||
| 4 | 老大爷 | 老大爺 | lǎo dà yé | lao3 da4 ye2 | uncle; grandpa; Classifiers: 位 | ||
| 5 | 老爷爷 | 老爺爺 | lǎo yé ye | lao3 ye2 ye5 | (coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather | ||
| 6 | 老天爷 | 老天爺 | lǎo tiān yé | lao3 tian1 ye2 | God; Heavens | ||
| 7 | 求爷爷告奶奶 | 求爺爺告奶奶 | qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai | qiu2 ye2 ye5 gao4 nai3 nai5 | lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom); fig. to go about begging for help | ||
| 8 | 老太爷 | 老太爺 | lǎo tài yé | lao3 tai4 ye2 | elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father | ||
| 9 | 灶王爷 | 灶王爺 | zào wáng yé | Zao4 wang2 ye2 | Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen; also written 灶神 | ||
| 10 | 爷们 | 爺們 | yé men | ye2 men5 | menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc | ||
| 11 | 阎王爷 | 閻王爺 | yán wáng yé | Yan2 wang2 ye2 | same as 阎罗王 ; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja | ||
| 12 | 太爷 | 太爺 | tài yé | tai4 ye2 | (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate | ||
| 13 | 七爷八爷 | 七爺八爺 | qī yé bā yé | Qi1 ye2 Ba1 ye2 | see 黑白无常 | ||
| 14 | 老爷子 | 老爺子 | lǎo yé zi | lao3 ye2 zi5 | my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male | ||
| 15 | 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 | 老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 | lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què | lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4 | lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel | ||
| 16 | 板儿爷 | 板兒爺 | bǎn r yé | ban3 r5 ye2 | (coll.) pedicab driver | ||
| 17 | 老佛爷 | 老佛爺 | lǎo fó yé | Lao3 fo2 ye2 | title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 | ||
| 18 | 侃爷 | 侃爺 | kǎn yé | kan3 ye2 | big talker | ||
| 19 | 舅爷 | 舅爺 | jiù yé | jiu4 ye2 | father's maternal uncle; granduncle | ||
| 20 | 教师爷 | 教師爺 | jiào shī yé | jiao4 shi1 ye2 | master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house; (fig.) sb who arrogantly and condescendingly lectures others | ||
| 21 | 家爷 | 家爺 | jiā yé | jia1 ye2 | (old) a term servants used to refer to their master | ||
| 22 | 倒爷 | 倒爺 | dǎo yé | dao3 ye2 | (coll.) a profiteer; (business) wheeler-dealer | ||
| 23 | 大老爷 | 大老爺 | dà lǎo yé | da4 lao3 ye2 | Master | ||
| 24 | 打爷骂娘 | 打爺罵娘 | dǎ yé mà niáng | da3 ye2 ma4 niang2 | unfilial (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 财神爷 | 財神爺 | cái shén yé | cai2 shen2 ye2 | god of wealth; very wealthy man |
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