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王爺

简王爷 · 繁王爺

Mandarin · pinyin wáng ye

prince
marquis
nobleman

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
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爷: yé · father, grandfather

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2–5 · wang2 ye5

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noun

(archaic) A term of address and title for a prince, particulaly the Mongolian princes during Qing dynasty.
(Taiwanese Hakka, Southern Min) An honorific title to refer to deities by some people.
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) tyrant; domineering person

adj

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) tyrannical; domineering

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