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Jyutping daai6 je4
Pinyin dà ye

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (coll.) father's older brother
  2. uncle
  3. term of respect for older man
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, China, Northern, colloquial
    paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
  2. noun, polite
    old man

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Jyutping daai6 je4
Pinyin dà yé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. arrogant idler
  2. self-centered show-off
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    對​有​錢​有​勢​嘅​人​嘅​稱​呼
    sir
  2. 名詞
    用​嚟​諷刺​人蹺​埋​雙手​乜​都​唔​肯做​嘅​稱​呼​,​尤其​是​係​當​其他人​個個​做​緊​嘢​嗰​陣
    couch potato
    • 我好辛苦做緊家務嗰陣,呀仔佢成個大爺噉坐喺度睇電視。
      我好辛苦做紧家务𠮶阵,呀仔佢成个大爷噉坐喺度睇电视。
      My son is doing nothing but being a couch potato while I am busily doing housework alone.
  3. 名詞
    古時​奴婢​對​主人​嘅​敬​稱
    master
  4. 名詞
    伯父
    one's father's elder brother; uncle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    insolent person; arrogant person
    • 你是幹活的,我不是請你來當大爺的。別老上班玩遊戲!快乾活去!
      你是干活的,我不是请你来当大爷的。别老上班玩游戏!快干活去!
      nǐ shì gàn huó de , wǒ bù shì qǐng nǐ lái dāng dà yé de . bié lǎo shàng bān wán yóu xì ! kuài gàn huó qù !
      You are a worker, not a boss. Don't just play games, go to work.
  2. noun, archaic
    patrician; nobleman
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #152
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我好辛苦做紧家务𠮶阵,呀仔佢成个大爷噉坐喺度睇电视。
    我好辛苦做緊家務嗰陣,呀仔佢成個大爺噉坐喺度睇電視。
    • My son is doing nothing but being a couch potato while I am busily doing housework alone.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “文大爷,你家的低保已经落实了,放心哈!”
    “文大爺,你家的低保已經落實了,放心哈!”
    “ wén dà ye , nǐ jiā de dī bǎo yǐ jīng luò shí le , fàng xīn hā ! ”
    • "Uncle Wen, your minimum social security benefits have been put into effect. Don't worry!"
  2. Mandarin
    你是干活的,我不是请你来当大爷的。别老上班玩游戏!快干活去!
    你是幹活的,我不是請你來當大爺的。別老上班玩遊戲!快乾活去!
    nǐ shì gàn huó de , wǒ bù shì qǐng nǐ lái dāng dà yé de . bié lǎo shàng bān wán yóu xì ! kuài gàn huó qù !
    • You are a worker, not a boss. Don't just play games, go to work.
  3. Mandarin
    去你大爷的!
    去你大爺的!
    qù nǐ dà yé de !
    • Fuck off! / Get lost!