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老 laoˇ

(Aged, Always, Dark, Experienced, Old, Over-Cooked, Prefix Used As, Tough)

Old, Aged, Experienced, Always, Prefix used as a term of endearment, Tough, Over-Cooked, Dark

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老

老兄

laoˇ xiongˉ

(Brother, Dude, Man)

Dude, Man, Brother

老, 兄

rhymes-老兄

老早

laoˇ zaoˇ

(Earlier, Early, Long ago)

Long ago, Earlier, Early

老, 早

rhymes-老早

老朋友

laoˇ pengˊ youˇ

(Old friend, Old friends)

Old friend, Old friends

>>老朋友

老, 朋, 友

rhymes-老朋友

老媽

laoˇ maˉ

(Mom, Mother)

Mom, Mother

老, 媽

rhymes-老媽

老娘

laoˇ niangˊ

(Old lady)

Old lady

老, 娘

rhymes-老娘

老態龍鍾

laoˇ taiˋ longˊ zhongˉ

(Old and, Old looking)

Old looking, Old and senile

老, 態, 龍, 鍾

rhymes-老態龍鍾

老鄉

laoˇ xiangˉ

(Fellow, Term of address)

Fellow townsperson, Term of address for a stranger

老, 鄉

rhymes-老鄉

老區

laoˇ quˉ

(Old area, Old neighborhood)

Old area, Old neighborhood

老, 區

rhymes-老區

老外

laoˇ waiˋ

(Dear)

Dear foreign friend

老, 外

rhymes-老外

老生常談

laoˇ shengˉ changˊ tanˊ

(Cliche, Cliches)

Cliche, Cliches

老, 生, 常, 談

rhymes-老生常談

老化

laoˇ huaˋ

(Ageing)

Ageing

老, 化

rhymes-老化

老伴兒

laoˇ banˋ er˙

(Wife)

Wife

老, 伴, 兒

rhymes-老伴兒

老千

laoˇ qianˉ

(Cheat, Cheating, Swindle, Swindling)

Cheat, Swindle, Cheating, Swindling

老, 千

rhymes-老千

老手

laoˇ shouˇ

(Veteran)

Veteran

老, 手

rhymes-老手

老愛反覆講

laoˇ aiˋ fanˇ fuˋ jiangˇ

(Loved, Repeated)

Repeated it often, Loved to repeatedly say

>>老愛反覆講

老, 愛, 反, 覆, 講

rhymes-老愛反覆講

老熟人

laoˇ shouˊ renˊ

(Longtime, Old acquaintance)

Old acquaintance, Longtime mate

>>老熟人

老, 熟, 人

rhymes-老熟人

老字號

laoˇ ziˋ haoˋ

(Time-honored)

Time-honored brand

老, 字, 號

rhymes-老字號

老漢

laoˇ hanˋ

(Old man)

Old man

老, 漢

rhymes-老漢

老公

laoˇ gongˉ

(Husband, Old man)

Husband, Old man

老, 公

rhymes-老公

老少

laoˇ shaoˋ

(Both old, Both the, Old and)

Old and young, Both old and young, Both the old and young

老, 少

rhymes-老少

老艾

laoˇ aiˋ

(Eye)

Eye

Cat: Name (Eye) Next

老, 艾

rhymes-老艾

老天

laoˇ tianˉ

(God)

God

老, 天

rhymes-老天

老二

laoˇ erˋ

(Gentlemen's, Penis)

Gentlemen's equipment, Penis

老, 二

rhymes-老二

老上海

laoˇ shangˋ haiˇ

(Old Shanghai)

Old Shanghai

>>老上海

老, 上, 海

rhymes-老上海

老虎

laoˇ huˇ

(Tiger)

Tiger

Cat: Creature (Tiger) Next

老, 虎

rhymes-老虎

老古董男士理髮座椅

laoˇ guˇ dongˇ nanˊ shiˋ liˇ faˇ zuoˋ yiˇ

(Old antique)

Old antique barber's chair

>>老古董男士理髮座椅

老, 古, 董, 男, 士, 理, 髮, 座, 椅

rhymes-老古董男士理髮座椅

老城區

laoˇ chengˊ quˉ

(Old area, Old areas, Old neighborhoods)

Old area, Old areas, Old neighborhoods

>>老城區

老, 城, 區

rhymes-老城區

老城市

laoˇ chengˊ shiˋ

(Old city)

Old city

>>老城市

老, 城, 市

rhymes-老城市

老大

laoˇ daˋ

(Eldest, Exceedingly, Extremely, Firstborn, Gang, Old)

Exceedingly, Extremely, Old, Eldest child, Firstborn, Gang leader

老, 大

rhymes-老大

老太太

laoˇ taiˋ taiˋ

(Old lady)

Old lady

>>老太太

老, 太, 太

rhymes-老太太

老木橋

laoˇ muˋ qiaoˊ

(Old wooden)

Old wooden bridge

>>老木橋

老, 木, 橋

rhymes-老木橋

老撾

laoˇ zhuaˉ

(Laos)

Laos

Cat: Name-Place-Country-Nation (Laos) Next

老, 撾

rhymes-老撾

老狗

laoˇ gouˇ

(Old dog)

Old dog

老, 狗

rhymes-老狗

寶刀已老

baoˇ daoˉ yiˇ laoˇ

(Lost, Old and, Worn out)

Lost the edge, Old and so not as valuable, Worn out

寶, 刀, 已, 老

年老垂死的

nianˊ laoˇ chuiˊ siˇ de˙

(Old and)

Old and dying

>>年老垂死的

年, 老, 垂, 死, 的

他老叫我

taˉ laoˇ jiaoˋ woˇ

(He always)

He always calls me

>>他老叫我

他, 老, 叫, 我

他問我老先生怎麼樣

taˉ wenˋ woˇ laoˇ xianˉ shengˉ zenˇ me˙ yangˋ

(He asked)

He asked me how the old man was doing

>>他問我老先生怎麼樣

他, 問, 我, 老, 先, 生, 怎, 麼, 樣

翻老帳

fanˉ laoˇ zhangˋ

(Repeatedly)

Repeatedly bring up old scores

翻, 老, 帳

衰老

shuaiˉ laoˇ

(Decline, Get old, Senile)

Senile, Decline, Get old

衰, 老

一家老茶樓

yiˋ jiaˉ laoˇ chaˊ louˊ

(old teahouse)

An old teahouse

>>一家老茶樓

一, 家, 老, 茶, 樓

常常到一家老茶樓喝茶

changˊ changˊ daoˋ yiˋ jiaˉ laoˇ chaˊ louˊ heˉ chaˊ

(Frequently)

Frequently drank tea at an old teahouse

>>常常到一家老茶樓喝茶

常, 常, 到, 一, 家, 老, 茶, 樓, 喝, 茶

早晨常常到一家老
茶樓喝茶

zaoˇ chenˊ changˊ changˊ daoˋ yiˋ jiaˉ laoˇ
chaˊ louˊ heˉ chaˊ

(Frequently)

Frequently drank tea in the morning at an old teahouse

>>早晨常常到一家老茶樓喝茶

早, 晨, 常, 常, 到, 一, 家, 老
茶, 樓, 喝, 茶

我一點兒也不老

woˇ yiˋ dianˇ erˊ yeˇ buˋ laoˇ

(I'm not)

I'm not old

>>我一點兒也不老

我, 一, 點, 兒, 也, 不, 老

二老

erˋ laoˇ

(Mum, Parents)

Parents, Mum and dad

二, 老

元老

yuanˊ laoˇ

(Old man)

Old man

元, 老

越老

yueˋ laoˇ

(greater the)

The greater the age

越, 老

天荒地老

tianˉ huangˉ diˋ laoˇ

(Forever, To the)

To the end of time, Forever

天, 荒, 地, 老

他似乎會吐到天荒地老

taˉ siˋ huˉ huiˋ tuˇ daoˋ tianˉ huangˉ de˙ laoˇ

(He seemed, He seems)

He seems like he would vomit forever, He seemed like he would vomit forever

>>他似乎會吐到天荒地老

他, 似, 乎, 會, 吐, 到, 天, 荒, 地, 老

耆老

qiˊ laoˇ

(Old and)

Old and respected

耆, 老

七老八老

qiˉ laoˇ baˉ laoˇ

(Reference)

Reference to someone who is old but still wears makeup

七, 老, 八, 老

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