WordTaiwan frequency #18,997
老夫
ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ
“first-person pronoun used by an elderly man; old fellow (referring to oneself)”
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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.
- 夫人ㄈㄨ ㄖㄣˊa respectful term for a married woman; a wife; madam; Mrs.; historically, a noblewoman or consort
- 丈夫ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨhusband; a married woman's spouse; (archaic) a man of strong character or noble bearing.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 夫妻ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧhusband and wife; married couple; two people joined in marriage.
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 夫婦ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋa married couple; husband and wife; (archaic) common men and women; ordinary folk
- 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