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家爺

简家爷 · 繁家爺

Mandarin · pinyin jiā yé

(old) a term servants used to refer to their master

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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爷: yé · father, grandfather

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1–2 · jia1 ye2

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gaa1 je4

Cantonese word readings for 家爺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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