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老爺

Pronunciation: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ³⁵/

“老爺” is a Chinese word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. master; lord
  2. father-in-law (husband's father)
  3. great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)
  4. one's old father
  5. Term of address to a master by a servant.
  6. Term of address used by a woman to her husband.
  7. male god; deity

adjective

  1. old; vintage; classic
  2. old; old-fashioned
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