| 爷 | yé | grandpa; old gentleman |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (informal) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:个 |
| 老爷 | lǎo ye | (respectful) lord; master; (informal) maternal grandfather |
| 大爷 | dà yé | arrogant idler; self-centred show-off |
| 大爷 | dà ye | (informal) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man |
| 少爷 | shào ye | son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorary) |
| 太爷 | tài yé | (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate |
| 老爷爷 | lǎo yé ye | (informal) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather |
| 老天爷 | lǎo tiān yé | God; Heavens |
| 老大爷 | lǎo dà yé | uncle; grandpa; CL:位 |
| 老太爷 | lǎo tài yé | elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father |
| 爷们 | yé men | menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc |
| 姑爷 | gū yé | father's father's sister's husband; paternal grandaunt's husband |
| 倒爷 | dǎo yé | profiteer; wheeler dealer; tradesman who buys low and sell high |
| 佛爷 | Fó yé | Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 释迦牟尼); His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee); Buddha; God; emperor; in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 |
| 侃爷 | kǎn yé | big talker |
| 姥爷 | lǎo ye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) |
| 官老爷 | guān lǎo ye | nickname for official |
| 爷们儿 | yé menr | erhua variant of 爷们, menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc |
| 老佛爷 | Lǎo fó yé | title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 |
| 老爷岭 | Lǎo ye lǐng | Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok |
| 老爷车 | lǎo ye chē | classic car |
| 财神爷 | cái shén yé | god of wealth; very wealthy man |
| 阎王爷 | Yán wáng yé | same as 阎罗王; Yama, King of Hell; translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja |
| 青天大老爷 | qīng tiān dà lǎo ye | Grandpa in the clear sky; God |
