粵

太taai3爺je4

simp太爷
taai3 je4taai3 je1tài yé

English

  1. (respectful for) one's grandfather
  2. sb's father
  3. older people
  4. the head of the house (used by servants)
  5. a district magistrate
  6. great-grandfather; father of one's patrilineal grandfather

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 曾祖父;爺爺嘅阿爸

Examples

  • Tom嘅太爺一出世就盲㗎喇。

    Tom's great-grandfather was born blind.

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  • 太爺最錫嘅就係阿爺。

    Great-grandpa cares grandpa most.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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