青天大老爷 in English qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5 Meaning

Meanings

• (informally) just and incorruptible official

Pinyin

qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 天tian1day 大da4big 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 爷ye2grandpa