「老爺」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: lou5 je4
Individual
Character Meaning:
老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior
爺 grandfather; father's father; father
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • husband's father; father-in-law
    (Cant.) 我ngo5老lou5爺je4記gei3性sing3唔m4係hai6太taai3好hou2。
    (Eng.) My husband's father has poor memory.

  • master; lord (form of address between domestic servant and male employer)
    (Cant.) 工gung1人jan4話waa6老lou5爺je4今gam1晚maan1唔m4返faan1屋uk1企kei2食sik6飯faan6。
    (Eng.) The servant said Sir won't be home for dinner tonight.

  • lord; judge
    (Cant.) 要jiu3做zou6嘅ge3都dou1已ji5經ging1做zou6晒saai3,就zau6等dang2老lou5爺je4點dim2樣joeng2判pun3嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) We've done all what we have to. Now it depends on how the lord makes his judgment.

See also: 家公 外父 岳父 泰山 精通 掌握 名家 主人 師傅 天父 大王 主 大姨媽 姑仔 姑母 姑爺 家婆 老太婆 老姑婆 老媽子 老嫗 老泥妹 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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