大爺

See also: 大爷

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (大爺)		大	爺
simp. (大爷)		大	爷

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàyé

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ je⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahye
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ i̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ je⁴
  - Yale: daaih yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² jɛː²¹/

Noun

大爺

insolent person; arrogant person
你是幹活的，我不是请你來當大爺的。別老上班玩遊戲！快幹活去！ [MSC, trad.]
你是干活的，我不是请你来当大爷的。别老上班玩游戏！快干活去！ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ shì gànhuó de, wǒ bù shì qǐng nǐ lái dāng dàyé de. Bié lǎo shàng bān wán yóuxì! Kuài gànhuó qù! [Pinyin]
You are a worker, not a boss. Don't just play games, go to work.
(archaic) patrician; nobleman

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàye

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ je⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàye
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dah.ie
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ i̯ɛ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ je⁴
  - Yale: daaih yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² jɛː²¹/

Noun

大爺

(regional, Northern China) elder (paternal) uncle; one's father's older brother
(polite) old man

Synonyms

(paternal uncle) 伯伯 (bóbo), 伯父 (bófù)

See also

大娘 (dàniáng)

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