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The Cantonese word daai je - 大爷 - daai6 je4
(uncle in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

daai6 je4

English translations

uncle, father's elder brother

Chinese characters:

大爷
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大爷 ( daai je / daai6 je4 ) in traditional characters
大爺
大爷 (daai6 je4) is composed of these characters: 大, 爷
Topic
People / Family

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

older  |  grandfather, old gentleman
 
More words that mean uncle in Cantonese
baak3 fu6 ( 伯父 ), kau5 kau5 ( 舅舅 ), suk1 ( 叔 ), suk1 suk1 ( 叔叔 )

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