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青天大老爺

简青天大老爷 · 繁青天大老爺

Mandarin · pinyin qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
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爷: yé · father, grandfather

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1–1–4–3–5 · qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5

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cing1 tin1 daai6 lou5 je4

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