guān lǎo yedictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nickname for official
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Original source entry:

官老爺 官老爷 [guan1 lao3 ye5] /nickname for official/

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Other forms in these source records: 官老爺

  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 爷
    yé

    grandpa / old gentleman

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