佬 (lou2 | lao3 liao2 lu4) : guy, fellow, bloke, chap

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佬

lou2

lao3 liao2 lu4

[1] [n] guy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal); [2] [n] vulgar person; hillbilly

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

佬

This word has been viewed 18191 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2009 04:28

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細佬 sai3 lou2 xi4 lao3 = younger brother 粵

大佬 daai6 lou2 = elder brother; triad boss; old buddy 粵

細佬哥 sai3 lou2 go1 = child; children (male or female) 粵

生意佬 sang1 ji3 lou2 = merchant 粵

大隻佬 daai6 zek3 lou2 = a big man 粵

闊佬 fut3 lou2 kuo4 lao3 = rich man

高佬 gou1 lou2 = tall guy 粵

巴士佬 baa1 si6*2 lou2 ba1 shi4 lao3 = bus driver 粵

和事佬 wo4 si6 lou2 = a peacemaker 粵

鹹濕佬 haam4 sap1 lou2 = lecherous man 粵
See all 99 compounds (CantoDict reports 102 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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要好好珍惜你細佬粵
You need to take care of your brother.
[Lit. you need cherish you brother.]

佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗粵
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.

細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

等到差佬來，蚊都瞓啦！粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep

做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother.
[In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]

嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。粵
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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