老爺

See also: 老爷

Chinese

	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老爺)	老	爺
simp. (老爷)	老	爷
alt. forms	姥爺／姥爷 “maternal grandfather”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lǎoye

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): лое (II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ je⁴
Min Nan (POJ): nó͘-iâ / ló-iâ / lǎu-iâ / lāu-iâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: lǎoye
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.ie
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ i̯ɛ⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    姥爺／姥爷
    老爺／老爷
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: лое (II-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔː⁵¹ jəː²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ je⁴
  - Yale: lóuh yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ jɛː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nó͘-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: nóo-iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nofiaa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ia²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: ló-iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loyiaa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ia²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: lǎu-iâ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ²² ia²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-iâ
  - Tâi-lô: lāu-iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lauxiaa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laʊ³³⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ³³⁻²¹ ia²³/

Noun

老爺

master; lord
(Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) maternal grandfather; grandpa
(Cantonese) father-in-law (husband's father)
Term of address to a master by a servant.
Term of address used by a woman to her husband.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外祖父 (“maternal grandfather”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		外祖父
Mandarin	Beijing	老爺
	Taiwan	外公
	Jinan	老爺
	Xi'an	舅爺、舅家爺、外爺、外把 Hui
	Wuhan	家公爹爹 non-face-to-face、爹爹 face-to-face
	Chengdu	外爺、家公
	Yangzhou	公公
	Hefei	外爹爹
Cantonese	Guangzhou	外公 non-face-to-face、阿公 face-to-face
	Hong Kong	公公、阿公
	Taishan	外公、公
	Yangjiang	外公
Gan	Nanchang	阿公
Hakka	Meixian	外阿公
	Xingning	姐公
	Huidong	姐公
	Qujiang	姐公
	Xiaosanjiang	小公
	Changting	外公爹
	Pingyu	外阿公
	Wuping	外公爹
	Liancheng	外子爹
	Ninghua	公公
	Ruijin	外公
	Shicheng	外公
	Shangyou	外公
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	姐公
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	阿公、外阿公
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	姐公
	Dongshi (Dabu)	外阿公
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	姐公
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	外公
Jin	Taiyuan	老爺
Min Bei	Jian'ou	畬翁、外翁、翁翁
Min Dong	Fuzhou	外公
Min Nan	Xiamen	外公、阿公、俺公
	Quanzhou	外公、阿公
	Zhangzhou	外公、阿公
	Taipei	外公、阿公、俺公
	Kaohsiung	外公、阿公
	Tainan	外公、阿公
	Taichung	外公、阿公
	Hsinchu	外公、阿公
	Lukang	外公、阿公、俺公
	Sanxia	外公、阿公
	Yilan	外公、阿公
	Kinmen	外公、阿公
	Magong	外公、俺公
	Philippines (Manila)	外公
	Chaozhou	外公
Wu	Suzhou	外公、外公阿爹
Wu	Wenzhou	外公爺
Xiang	Changsha	外公
Xiang	Shuangfeng	外公

Dialectal synonyms of 公公 (“father-in-law; husband's father”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		公公
Mandarin	Beijing	公公
	Taiwan	公公
	Jinan	公公
	Xi'an	阿公
	Wuhan	公公、爹爹
	Chengdu	老人公
	Yangzhou	公
	Hefei	公公、老公公
Cantonese	Guangzhou	家公 non-face-to-face、老爺 face-to-face
	Hong Kong	家公 non-face-to-face、老爺 face-to-face
	Taishan	老爺
	Yangjiang	家公 non-face-to-face、老爺 face-to-face
Gan	Nanchang	公家、公家老子
Hakka	Meixian	家官
	Xingning	家官
	Huidong	家官
	Qujiang	家公、家翁、大娘公
	Xiaosanjiang	家公
	Changting	家官
	Pingyu	家官
	Liancheng	家官
	Ninghua	家官
	Ruijin	家官
	Shicheng	家官
	Shangyou	家官
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	家官
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	家官
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	家官
	Dongshi (Dabu)	家官
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	家官
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	家官
Jin	Taiyuan	公公
Min Bei	Jian'ou	公公
Min Dong	Fuzhou	老官
Min Nan	Xiamen	大官
	Quanzhou	大官
	Zhangzhou	大官
	Taipei	大官
	Kaohsiung	大官
	Tainan	大官
	Taichung	大官
	Hsinchu	大官
	Lukang	大官
	Sanxia	大官
	Yilan	大官仔
	Kinmen	大官
	Magong	大官
	Philippines (Manila)	大官
	Chaozhou	大官
Wu	Shanghai	公公、阿公、公爹、公阿爹
	Suzhou	阿公
	Wenzhou	大官爺
Xiang	Changsha	家公
Xiang	Shuangfeng	家爺

Derived terms

土地老爺放屁／土地老爷放屁
大老爺／大老爷
天老爺／天老爷
姑老爺／姑老爷
老爺兒／老爷儿 (lǎoyér)
老爺子／老爷子

老爺廟／老爷庙
老爺爺／老爷爷 (lǎoyéye)
老爺車／老爷车 (lǎoyéchē)
舅老爺／舅老爷
親家老爺／亲家老爷
青天大老爺／青天大老爷

Descendants

Mongolian: ноён (nojon)
- English: noyan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老	爺
Grade: 4	Hyōgaiji

Etymology 1

Noun

老爺 (hiragana おやじ, rōmaji oyaji)

one's father

Etymology 2

Noun

老爺 (hiragana ろうや, rōmaji rōya)

one's father

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