太爷
tài yé · (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people
Character breakdown
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How to learn 太爷
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Words with the same characters
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highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
爷爷yéye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
太阳tàiyángsun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
大爷dàye(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
姥爷lǎoyematernal grandfather (dialectal)
太太tàitaimarried woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]