大爷

大爺
dàye
  1. (coll.) father's older brother
  2. uncle
  3. term of respect for older man

CEDICT

colloquial

Homographs

大爷 dàyé
  1. arrogant idler
  2. self-centered show-off

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 爷 yé
  1. grandpa
  2. old gentleman