養老
ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ
“to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement”
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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
- 培養ㄆㄟˊ ㄧㄤˇto cultivate; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom for a position; to breed; to grow microorganisms or cells in a culture medium (biology)
- 營養ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇnutrition; nourishment; the process by which organisms absorb and use essential nutrients from food to maintain normal physiological functions, growth, and synthesis of new body tissues.
- 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
- 養成ㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄥˊto cultivate; to raise; to form a habit; to acquire
- 古老ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇancient; old; age-old; from a very long time ago.