粵

阿aa3爺je4

simp阿爷
aa3 je4ā yé

English

  1. grandpa (paternal); the government; the country
  2. paternal grandfather; father's father ----
  3. nickname of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 阿爸嘅阿爸;爺爺(量詞:個)
  2. 香港人對中華人民共和國中央人民政府嘅暱稱

Examples

  • 阿爺喺梳化上面瞓緊晏覺。

    Grandfather is napping on the sofa.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爺農場啲火雞成日喺度嘈生晒,真係想佢哋快啲俾人食咗去。

    The turkeys in my grandfather's farm are very noisy, I can't wait for them to get eaten.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我寄咗呢封信比阿爺爺。

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

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

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