Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words長老

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長老

zhǎng lǎo·ㄓㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ

“elder; senior member; a respectful term for a Buddhist monk; in Protestantism, a church elder or presbyter”

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zhǎng·ㄓㄤˇ

long; length; elder; chief; leader; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance; to be good at; surplus; spare

Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.