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少爷
Simplified
少爷
Traditional
少爺
Pinyin
shào ye
Definition
son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少爷快来吃饭
shào ye kuài lái chīfàn
Young master, come eat quickly
Character structure
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少
爷
少
小
+
丿
小
Part
xiǎo
small
丿
Part
piě
line
Appears in characters like:
少
尖
少
尔
原
京
尘
孙
雀
雀
尕
糸
厼
尐
尜
爷
父
+
卩
父
Part
fù
father
卩
Part
jié
seal
Appears in characters like:
爸
交
爹
爷
斧
釜
㳇
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(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
爷们
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maternal grandfather (dialectal)
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