天老爷

Traditional form:

天老爺

Pinyin (reading):

tiānlǎoye

Definitions:

• see 老天爺／老天爷 (lǎotiānyé)

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 爷 - grandfather, old man

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 爺 - grandfather, old man