大爷

Meaningdà ye(noun)

(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man

Examples

• 大爷，请问地铁站怎么走？

  dà yé, qǐng wèn dì tiě zhàn zěn me zǒu?

  Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the subway station?

• 楼下的大爷每天早上都去公园打太极拳。

  lóu xià de dà yé měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu qù gōng yuán dǎ tài jí quán.

  The old man downstairs does tai chi in the park every morning.

• 我大爷住在农村。

  wǒ dà yé zhù zài nóng cūn.

  My uncle lives in the countryside.

Easily confused

• 大妈 — 大爷 addresses older men, 大妈 older women. Not the Vietnamese 'đại gia' (rich man).

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Meaningdà yé(noun)

arrogant idler; self-centered show-off

Examples

• 他在家什么都不干，像个大爷一样。

  tā zài jiā shén me dōu bù gān, xiàng gè dà yé yí yàng.

  He does nothing at home, acting like a lord.

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