青天大老爷
Traditional: 青天大老爺Dictionary entry
my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
What does 青天大老爷 mean?
青天大老爷 (qīng tiān dà lǎo ye) has the following dictionary meaning.
1my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
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青Qīngshort name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]天tiānday · sky大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)爷yégrandpa · old gentleman
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