老U+80016 STROKES
Entry·pron. lǎo
ㄌㄠˇ
“Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.”
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- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 老人家ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚpolite term for an elderly person; respectful way to refer to one's own or someone else's parents
- 老鼠ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇrat; mouse; a rodent commonly found in homes; a sly or treacherous person.
- 老舊ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋold and worn out; old-fashioned; outmoded; showing age and deterioration
- 古老ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇancient; old; age-old; from a very long time ago.
- 老化ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto age; to grow old; to become outdated; to lose original elasticity or freshness over time
- 老是ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˋalways; all the time; continually; used to emphasize repeated or habitual occurrence.
- 老家ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚone's hometown or place of origin; native region; (Taiwan) the final resting place after death.
- 老爺ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝlord; master; respectful address for officials or gentry; (coll.) maternal grandfather; husband (wife's address); (historical) honorific for juren degree holders
- 老虎ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇtiger; a large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes; figuratively, a fierce or dangerous person.
- 老街ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝold street; historic street or district with traditional buildings and shops.
- 老百姓ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋordinary people; common folk; the general public; everyday citizens.
- 老大ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋboss; leader of a group or gang; eldest sibling; very, extremely; old age
- 老年ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊold age; the later stage of life; elderly period.
- 老爸ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄚˋfather; dad; familiar or affectionate term for one's father.
- 老翁ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄥold man; elderly man; (polite) father (in some contexts).
- 老子ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇLaozi, the ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism; the Tao Te Ching, his classic text; I, your father (used arrogantly or jocularly); father; daddy; old man.
- 老太太ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋelderly lady (respectful); one's own mother or another person's mother (esp. in Taiwan); respectful term for an old woman
- 老年人ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊold people; the elderly; senior citizens; older adults
- 老闆娘ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊfemale owner or manager of a business; boss's wife; woman in charge of a shop or company
- 老屋ㄌㄠˇ ㄨold house; ancestral home; family home passed down through generations.
- 老先生ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥpolite term for an old man; respectful address for an elderly gentleman.
- 老鷹ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄥeagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey.
- 老朋友ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡlong-time friend; old friend; (slang, mainland) menstruation, period
- 老天ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢGod; Heaven; an exclamation of shock or dismay, as in 'Oh my God!'
- 長老ㄓㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇelder; senior member; a respectful term for a Buddhist monk; in Protestantism, a church elder or presbyter
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