老太爺

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	paternal grandfather; head of the house
trad. (老太爺)		老	太爺
simp. (老太爷)		老	太爷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎotàiyé

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ taai³ je⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎotàiyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotayye
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ taai³ je⁴
  - Yale: lóuh taai yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ taai³ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ tai³ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ tʰäːi̯³³ jɛː²¹/

Noun

老太爺

(honorific) elderly gentleman
(honorific) your father; my father or father-in-law

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