WordTaiwan frequency #3,880

老爺

lǎo ye·ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝ

“lord; master; respectful address for officials or gentry; (coll.) maternal grandfather; husband (wife's address); (historical) honorific for juren degree holders”

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老

lǎo·ㄌㄠˇ

Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.

爺

yé·ㄧㄝˊ

Grandfather; old man; term of respect for a father or elder; term of address for a deity.