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  lou2   jyutping
  lao3 liao2 lu4   pinyin
[1] [n] guy; bloke; chap; fellow; man; person (informal); [2] [n] vulgar person; hillbilly

Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 14643 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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detail  sai3 lou2  xi4 lao3 = younger brother
detail  daai6 lou2   = elder brother; triad boss; old buddy
detail  sai3 lou2 go1   = child; children (male or female)
detail  sang1 ji3 lou2   = merchant
detail  daai6 zek3 lou2   = a big man
detail  fut3 lou2  kuo4 lao3 = rich man
detail  gou1 lou2   = tall guy
detail  baa1 si6*2 lou2  ba1 shi4 lao3 = bus driver
detail  wo4 si6 lou2   = a peacemaker
detail  haam4 sap1 lou2   = lecherous man
detail  gei1 lou2   = homosexual man
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 lou2   = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick
detail  fu1 lou2   = full; full house (poker)
detail  maa4 lat1 lou2   = pervert, man who harasses women; a bastard
detail  gwai2 lou2   = a Caucasian man
detail  fei1 faat3 lou2   = barber
detail  bin3 taai3 lou2   = pervert; creep
detail  caai1 lou2   = a policeman
detail  nai4 seoi2 lou2   = a bricklayer, a mason
detail  so4 lou2   = a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
detail  din1 lou2   = lunatic (male)
detail  zeoi3 zau2 lou2   = intoxicated, inebriated, a drunkard
detail  caak6 lou2   = burglar
detail  fei4 lou2   = a fat person (man); "fail" as a loanword
detail  gwaai2 zi2 lou2   = kidnapper
detail  sau1 maai5 lou2   = scrap merchant
detail  jing1 gwok3 lou2  ying1 guo2 lao3 = limey; British person
detail  coi4 zyu2 lou2   = rich, wealthy
detail  fong3 sou3 lou2   = usurer
detail  laap3 saap3 lou2  le4 se4 lao3 (Taiwan), la1 ji1 lao3 (PRC) = trashman; garbageman; trash collector
detail  dau3 muk6 lou2   = a carpenter
detail  faan1 gwai2 lou2   = foreigner or westerner
detail  jau4 cat1 lou2   = a painter (as a craftsman, not an artist)
detail  saam1 hong4*2 lou2   = a construction laborer
detail  faa1 kei4 lou2   = an American person (from 花旗國)
detail  gong1 wu4 lou2   = a member of the underworld; a triad
detail  gong1 wu4 daai6 lou2   = underworld big boss; triad big brother
detail  gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4   = beer
detail  gwai2 lou2 waa6*2   = a foreign language (of Westerners)
detail  gwai2 lou2 zaai1   = western style vegetarian dishes (e.g., salads doused with oil)
detail  mei5 gwok3 lou2  mei3 guo2 lao3 = an American; a Yankee
detail  to1 tau4 lou2   = a container truck driver
detail  zyu1 juk6 lou2   = [n] a butcher
detail  haa1 lou2   = hello (as loanword)
detail  aa2 lou2   = a mute guy
detail  baak6 ci1 lou2   = a crazy or stupid person
detail  bak1 lou2   = a person from North China; a northener
detail  bak1 fong1 lou2   = a person from North China; a northener
detail  bou3 zi2 lou2   = a newspaper vendor (person)
detail  daa2 tit3 lou2   = a blacksmith
detail  daai6 lap1 lou2   = a rich and powerful person
detail  daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2  dan1 shen1 gua3 lao3 = a bachelor
detail  faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4   = beer
detail  sei3 ngaan5 lou2   = a guy who wears glasses
detail  fei4 po4 fei4 lou2   = obese people
detail  fung1 seoi2 lou2   = a feng-shui master
detail  kwai1 lou2   = an impotent man
detail  gwaa2 lou2  gua3 lao3 = bachelor; a young bachelor
detail  gei1 hei3 lou2   = a mechanic
detail  gam1 jyu4 lou2   = a child molester, a pedophile
detail  gaau3 syu1 lou2   = a master craftsman as teacher
detail  gaang1 tin4 lou2   = a peasant (farmer)
detail  gaa4 lou2   = a Japanese man
detail  ci1 sin3 lou2   = crazy man
detail  o1 lou2   = oral
detail  hei3 zi2 lou2   = male opera actor
detail  haam4 sap1 lou2   = a vulgar man
detail  hau2 seoi2 lou2   = a talkative person (lit., "saliva man")
detail  tai2 soeng3 lou2   = fortune teller
detail  maai6 jyu4 lou2  mai4 yu2 lao3 = a fishmonger
detail  sau1 sou3 lou2   = a debt collector
detail  hoeng1 baa1 lou2  xiang1 ba1 lao3 = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick
detail  baai2 fut3 lou2   = parade one's wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant
detail  ceoi4 fong4*2 lou2   = a cook; a chef
detail  dak1 gwok3 lou2  de2 guo2 lao3 = German person
detail  faat3 gwok3 lou2  fa3 guo2 lao3 = Frenchman; French person
detail  ci1 sin3 lou2   = crazy man
detail  baak6 ci1 lou2   = a crazy or stupid person
detail  ci1 sin3 lou2   = crazy man
detail  laan6 lou2   = a villain
detail  mung2 lou2   = a fool or idiot
detail  ngong6 geoi1 lou2   = dumbass
detail  daa2 jyu4 lou2   = fisherman, fishermen
detail  jau5 cin4*2 lou2   = a rich man; the rich
detail  baat3 gwaa3 lou2   = a gossip (male)
detail  laan2 fut3 lou2  lan2 kuo4 lao3 = pretend to be rich
detail  daai6 paau3 lou2   = a person who exaggerates or boasts
detail  aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5  ya3 lao3 duan4 nai3 = unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships
detail  aa2 lou2 soeng1 gin3 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4  ya3 lao3 xiang1 jian4 mo4 mo4 wu2 yan2 = when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other
detail  syun3 meng6 lou2  suan4 ming4 lao3 = a fortune-teller
detail  naam4 mou4 lou2   = Taoist priest
detail  naam4 mou4 lou2   = Taoist priest
detail  tung1 keoi4 lou2   = drainage cleaner
detail  ngau1 lou2  gou1 lao3 = seduce a guy
detail  zau2 lou2  zou3 lao3 = escaped (from prosecution); disappeared
detail  seoi1 lou2  shuai1 lao3 = term referring to a man expressing irritation toward him
detail  fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4   = Time will tell
detail  faan1 gwai2 lou2 jyut6 beng2   = extremely bored
detail  maai6 jyu4 lou2 sai2 san1   = no response; no hope of success

Showing all 6 examples containing 佬
detail 要好珍惜細佬
You need to take care of your brother.
[Lit. you need cherish you brother.]
detail 老婆尾注
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
detail 細佬鐘意公眾地方著衫但係呢啲法律
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]]
detail 等到差佬蚊都瞓啦  ?! 
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep
detail 健身嗰個細佬
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.]
detail audio 嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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