老太爷 lǎo tài yé — elderly gentleman; (polite) your/his father or grandfather

老太爷
lǎo tài yé

Characters: 老 · 太 · 爷

Definitions

  1. elderly gentleman; (polite) your/his father or grandfather

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. elderly gentleman (respectful)
  2. esteemed father

zdic(汉典)

  1. 对老年男性的尊称。
  2. 对人称自己的父亲或称别人的父亲。

ExtDict

  1. 尊称年老的男子
  2. 尊称别人的父亲(也对人称自己的父亲或公公、岳父)。

Examples

  • 巷口的老太爷每天清晨都在打太极。

    The elderly gentleman at the end of the alley does tai chi every morning.

  • 府上老太爷身体近来可好?

    How has your elderly father been lately?