diē
老爹
father; respectful term for an old man
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
father; dad
informalA common, informal word for 'father', widely used in Northern dialects and colloquial speech.
Wǒ我
diē爹
shì是
nóng农
mín民
。
My father is a farmer.
Diē爹
，
wǒ我
huí回
lái来
le了
！
Dad, I'm home!
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Tā他
men们
jiā家
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
guǎn管
fù父
qīn亲
jiào叫
diē爹
。
The children in their family all call their father 'die'.
noun
respectful term for an elderly man; old man; uncle
dialectA respectful form of address for an old man, often used in regional dialects. The compound '老爹' (lǎo diē) is particularly common with this meaning.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
diē爹
，
qǐng请
wèn问
qù去
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
zěn怎
me么
zǒu走
？
Old uncle, how do I get to the train station?
Cūn村
kǒu口
de的
lǎo老
diē爹
men们
cháng常
zài在
shù树
xià下
xià下
qí棋
。
The old men at the village entrance often play chess under the tree.
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Lǎo老
diē爹
，
nín您
gāo高
shòu寿
a啊
？
Old sir, what is your venerable age?
Tā他
shì是
gè个
rè热
xīn心
cháng肠
de的
lǎo老
diē爹
。
He is a warm-hearted old man.
Kuài快
gěi给
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
diē爹
ràng让
gè个
zuò座
。
Quick, give this old gentleman a seat.