老 (lou5 | lao3) : old, venerable

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老

lou5

lao3

[1] old; aged; venerable [2] always [3] the youngest [4] very [5] a particle indicating ordinal numbers to designate order of birth [6] parents; [7] a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship [8] tough (meat); overcooked [9] [v] treat with the reverence [10] dark (color) [11] [Wu] very

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Radical: 老 (#125)

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

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老師 lou5 si1 lao3 shi1 = teacher

老友 lou5 jau5 lao3 you3 = old friend, good friend

老朋 lou5 pang4*2/paang4*2 lao3 peng2 = old friend 粵

老朋友 lou5 pang4 jau5 lao3 peng2 you3 = old friend

老點 lou5 dim2 = to trick 粵

古老 gu2 lou5 gu3 lao3 = [1] ancient; [2] old-fashioned

聖誕老人 sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4 sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2 = Father Christmas (Santa Claus)

老鼠 lou5 syu2 lao3 shu3 = mouse; [粵]: Mr. Nobody

老虎 lou5 fu2 lao3 hu3 = tiger; [粵]: a powerful person in the criminal underworld

老婆 lou5 po4 lao3 po2 = wife

老豆 lou5 dau6 = father; dad (informal); the male protector of a prostitute 粵

老細 lou5 sai3 lao3 xi4 = boss; manager; owner 粵

老母 lou5 mou5*2 = mother; mom 粵

老爹 lou5 de1 lao3 die1 = father; dad

老公 lou5 gung1 lao3 gong5 = husband 粵

老百姓 lou5 baak3 sing3 lao3 bai3 xing4 = the people; the public

老土 lou5 tou2 = old-fashioned 粵

老表 lou5 biu2 = cousin 粵

老板 lou5 baan2 = boss; manager; owner

老外 lou5 ngoi6 lao3 wai4 = name for a non-oriental foreigner 國

老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1 lao3 ren2 jia1 = polite term for an old woman or man

老竇 lou5 dau6 = father; dad (informal); the male protector of a prostitute 粵

老伯 lou5 baak3 lao3 bo2 = uncle (or a courtesy title denoting respect)

安老院 on1 lou5 jyun2 an1 lao3 yuan4 = home for the aged

老闆娘 lou5 baan2 noeng4 lao3 ban3 niang2 = proprietress

老家 lou5 gaa1 lao3 jia1 = hometown; native place; ancestral home

老友記 lou5 jau5 gei3 lao3 you3 ji4 = very close friend

小老婆 siu2 lou5 po4 xiao3 lao3 po2 = concubine; mistress

紙老虎 zi2 lou5 fu2 zhi3 lao3 hu3 = a paper tiger

古老石山 gu2 lou5 sek6 saan1 = old-fashioned

我老婆 ngo5 lou5 po4 wo3 lao3 po2 = my wife 粵 (common formation)

老味 lou5 mei6*2 = euphemism for 老母粵

老兄 lou5 hing1 lao3 xiong1 = brother; man; old chap

老婆子 lou5 po4 zi2 lao3 po2 zi3 = old woman

男人老狗 naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2 = A (real) man

老千 lou5 cin1 = con artist 粵

老子 lou5 zi2 = Lao Tzu

老餅 lou5 beng2 lao3 bing3 = old-fashioned; fuddy-duddy 粵

老闆 lou5 baan2 lao3 ban3 = boss; manager; owner

老翻 lou5 faan1 = n. pirated edition 粵

死老鬼 sei2 lou5 gwai2 = old bastard, damn old devil/ghost 粵

衰老 seoi1 lou5 shuai1 lao3 = feeble and old

老番 lou5 faan1 = non-Chinese person 粵

搵老襯 wan2 lou5 can3 wen4 lao3 chen4 = to be tricked or cheated by someone 粵

老實 lou5 sat6 lao3 shi5 = honestly; frankly

老人 lou5 jan4 lao3 ren2 = old people, the elderly or aged

老套 lou5 tou3*2 = outdated, old-fashioned (also 老土) 粵

老大 lou5 daai6*2 lao3 da4 = a boss; a leader; a triad big brother 粵

老旦 lou5 daan3*2 = Lao Dan, older women playing roles in opera

老二 lou5 ji6*2 lao3 er4 = the second child or brother (or sister); Mandarin slang for the penis; Canto slang for a policeman

老太婆 lou5 taai3 po4*2 lao3 tai4 po2 = old woman (often not polite), term to refer to wife

老成 lou5 sing4 lao3 cheng2 = [adj] experienced; trained; overly-mature

老爺 lou5 je4 lao3 ye5 = (informal) mother's father; maternal grandfather

老鄉 lou5 hoeng1 lao3 xiang1 = fellow-townsman, fellow-villager

老花眼 lou5 faa1 ngaan5 lao3 hua1 yan3 = far-sightedness, presbyopia

老麥 lou5 mak6*2 lao3 mai4 = McDonald's restaurant 粵

老手 lou5 sau2 = a passed master; veteran

老本 lou5 bun2 = capital, principal; [粵]: original occupation

老練 lou5 lin6 lao3 lian4 = seasoned, experienced

老太 lou5 taai3*2 = old lady; your (my/his/etc.) mother

老婦 lou5 fu5 = old woman

老年 lou5 nin4 lao3 nian2 = elderly

老是 lou5 si6 lao3 shi4 = always

白頭偕老 baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3 = happily married till ripe old age

老婆餅 lou5 po4 beng2 lao3 po2 bing3 = wife cake

老抽 lou5 cau1 lao3 chou1 = dark soy sauce

老鼠斑 lou5 syu2 baan1 = high fin grouper, humpback grouper

養老金 joeng5 lou5 gam1 yang3 lao3 jin1 = annuity; old-age pension

老媽子 lou5 maa1 zi2 lao3 ma1 zi5 = mom; amah

和事老 wo4 si6 lou5 = mediator, peacemaker

秋老虎 cau1 lou5 fu2 = hot weather after the start of Autumn; the after summer; "Indian Summer"

老太爺 lou5 taai3 je4*2 = an elderly gentleman; my father

老早 lou5 zou2 = very early; long ago

老身 lou5 san1 = an elderly man or woman referring to self

七老八十 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6 = in one's seventies

太老爺 taai3 lou5 je4 = grandfather, formerly, address of magistrate ("Your Honor")

舅老爺 kau5 lou5 je4 = father's or mother's maternal uncle

老襯 lou5 can3 = the victim of fraud, a "sucker" 粵

老懵懂 lou5 mung2 dung2 = dotard 粵

老舊 lou5 gau6 = old and worn-out, old-fashioned

老親 lou5 can3 = parents; relatives of long standing

老辣 lou5 laat6 = efficient but unscrupulous

老爺車 lou5 je4 ce1 = jalopy

老雀 lou5 zoek3 = old bird

老祖 lou5 zou2 = great-grandfather

老倌 lou5 gun4*2/4*1 lao3 guan1 = form of address for an elderly man

老到 lou5 dou3 = experienced and trustworthy

老臣子 lou5 san4 zi2 = an elder (in a company) 粵

老天 lou5 tin1 lao3 tian1 = heaven personified, God

親家老爺 can3 gaa1 lou5 je4 = master of related family

大老爺 daai6 lou5 je4 = (in address) honored, esteemed

娶老婆 ceoi2 lou5 po4 = marry

吃角子老虎機 hek3 gok3 zi2 lou5 fu2 gei1 = fruit machine, slot machine

老虎機 lou5 fu2 gei1 = a parking meter

老老地 lou5 lou5*2 dei6*2 = a bit old

貓哭老鼠假慈悲 maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence

餵老虎機 wai3 lou5 fu2 gei1 wei4 lao3 hu3 ji1 = to insert coins into a parking meter

老大娘 lou5 daai6 noeng4 lao3 da4 niang2 = aunty; granny 國

老大媽 lou5 daai6 maa1 lao3 da4 ma1 = aunty; granny 國

老大爺 lou5 daai6 je4 lao3 da4 ye2 = uncle; grandpa 國

老天爺 lou5 tin1 je4 lao3 tian1 ye2 = God; heavens

世界性古老問題 sai3 gaai3 sing3 gu2 lou5 man6 tai4 shi4 jie4 xing4 gu3 lao3 wen4 ti2 = a problem as old as the world itself

吃老本 hek3 lou5 bun2 chi1 lao3 ben3 = to live off one's past gains 國

龍頭老大 lung4 tau4 lou5 daai6*2 long2 tou2 lao3 da4 = big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)

法老 faat3 lou5 fa3 lao3 = pharaoh

年老 nin4 lou5 nian2 lao3 = aged

老實說 lou5 sat6 syut3 lao3 shi2 shuo1 = to be frank; to be plainspoken

普通老百姓 pou2 tung1 lou5 baak3 sing3 pu3 tong1 lao3 bai3 xing4 = common people; average people; hoi polloi

語文老師 jyu5 man4 lou5 si1 yu3 wen2 lao3 shi1 = language and literature teacher

老坑婆 lou5 haang1 po4*2 = an old woman 粵

老作嘅 lou5 zok3 ge3 = "to make something up" (to say/accuse that something really doesn't exist) 粵

白老鼠 baak6 lou5 syu2 = guinea pigs

老套的 lou5 tou3 dik1 = stereotypical 國 (common formation)

老人中心 lou5 jan4 zung1 sam1 = elderly centre

老人學家 lou5 jan4 hok6 gaa1 = gerontologist

老虎斑 lou5 fu2 baan1 = brown marbled grouper

老鴇 lou5 bou2 lao3 bao3 = a brothel madame (pimp for prostitutes, also known in HK as 媽媽桑)

老積 lou5 zik1 = precocious 粵

老貓燒鬚 lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1 = an old cat burns its whiskers (i.e., even an expert makes mistakes)

扮豬食老虎 baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2 = pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance 粵

服老 fuk6 lou5 fu2 lao3 = to admit to one's advancing years; to aquiesce to old age

二老 ji6 lou5 er4 lao3 = one's parent (term of respect)

元老 jyun4 lou5 yuan2 lao3 = grandee; old leadership; chief figure (in a gerontocracy)

養老 joeng5 lou5 = [v] provide for the aged

王老五 wong4 lou5 ng5 = a bachelor 粵

老字號 lou5 zi6 hou6 lao3 zi4 hao4 = time-honoured brand; long-established shop

鑽石王老五 zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5 = a golden bachelor 粵

船老大 syun4 lou5 daai6*2 chuan2 lao3 da4 = the chief crewman of a wooden boat; boatman

老公公 lou5 gung1*4 gung1 lao3 gong1 gong5 = grandpa; husbands' father; father-in-law 粵

三朝元老 saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5 san1 chao2 yuan2 lao3 = a veteran statesman who has served three emperors in a row

少年老成 siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4 shao4 nian2 lao3 cheng2 = an old head on young shoulders; a young person lacking in vigour and drive

老年癡呆 lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4 lao3 nian2 chi1 dai1 = Alzheimer's disease; senility, senile dementia

養老保險 joeng5 lou5 bou2 him2 yang3 lao3 bao3 xian3 = old-age insurance; endowment insurance

煲老藕 bou1 lou5 ngau5 = young man with older woman 粵

老笠 lou5 lap1 = to rob 粵

老鼠仔 lou5 syu2 zai2 = biceps; (placename) Lo Shu Chai 粵

百年歸老 baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5 = after an elderly person dies (lit., "100 years returns the old")

搏老命 bok3 lou5 meng6 = to put everything one has into something

炒老板魷魚 caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)

炒老細魷魚 caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚) 粵

老番涼茶 lou5 faan1 loeng4 caa4 = beer

發老脾 faat3 lou5 pei4*2 = to lose one's temper

新老爺 san1 lou5 je4 = the father of the bridegroom

瓜老襯 gwaa1 lou5 can3 = fail; die 粵

忠厚老實 zung1 hau5 lou5 sat6 zhong1 hou4 lao3 shi2 = honest and sincere

老老實實 lou5 lou5 sat6 sat6 lao3 lao3 shi2 shi2 = honestly; conscientiously; in earnest

扶老攜幼 fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3 fu2 lao3 xie2 you4 = bringing along the old and the young

一本通書睇到老 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5 = rigid, inflexible (in one's views) 粵

沙灘老鼠 saa1 taan1 lou5 syu2 sha1 tan1 lao3 shu3 = beach robbers

回老家 wui4 lou5 gaa1 hui2 lao3 jia1 = go back to hometown

老翁 lou5 jung1 lao3 weng1 = an old man

我識你老鼠 ngo5 sik1 nei5 lou5 syu2 = I don't know you 粵

老定 lou5 ding6 = calm and confident; unflappable

老化 lou5 faa3 lao3 hua4 = ageing; maturing

老伴 lou5 bun6 lao3 ban4 = spouse, "better half"

老火湯 lou5 fo2 tong1 lao3 huo3 tang1 = slow boiled/simmered soup (lit., "old fire soup")

過氣老倌 gwo3 hei3 lou5 gun1 guo4 qi4 lao3 guan1 = a has-been

哎吔老豆 ai1 jaa1 lou5 dau6 = some kind of daddy

老油條 lou5 jau4 tiu4*2 lao3 you2 tiao2 = sophisticate; wily old bird, old slicker

老老少少 lou5 lou5 siu3 siu3 lao3 lao3 shao3 shao3 = old and young; young and old

老處女 lou5 cyu3 neoi5 lao3 chu3 nv3 = old maid; spinster

長老 zoeng2 lou5 zhang3 lao3 = elder; elder of a Buddhist monastery

老調重彈 lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 ao3 diao4 chong2 tan2 = harp on the same string

老坑 lou5 haang1 = an old man 粵

老實話 lou5 sat6 waa6 = an old truth

大老二 daai6 lou5 ji6*2 da4 lao3 er4 = Big Two

電燈杉掛老鼠箱 din6 dang1 caam3 gwaa3 lou5 syu2 soeng1 = a couple with great height difference 粵

老虎蟹 lou5 fu2 haai5 = no matter what (lit., "tiger crab") 粵

老薑 lou5 goeng1 = sb with life experience (lit., "old ginger")

人老精鬼老靈 jan4 lou5 zing1 gwai2 lou5 leng4 = wiser with age 粵

電老鼠 din6 lou5 syu2 dian4 lao3 shu3 = electricity rat

老姑婆 lou5 gu1 po4 = old spinster 粵

老泥 lou5 nai4 = dirt 粵

老舉 lou5 geoi2 = slut; prostitute 粵

老宗 lou5 zung1 = distant relative with the same family name 粵

老鬼 lou5 gwai2 = an old person; an experienced person 粵

做老闆 zou6 lou5 baan2 zuo4 lao3 ban3 = self-employed

老頭 lou5 tau4 lao3 tou2 = an old fellow (disrespectful)

老頭子 lou5 tau4 zi2 lao3 tou2 zi5 = old man; father

疏堂老表 so1 tong4 lou5 biu2 = a distant relative 粵

老同 lou5 tung4 = an old friend, an old comrade; a fellow inmate; a homosexual 粵

老婆仔 lou5 po4 zai2 = a steady girlfriend 粵

老公仔 lou5 gung1 zai2 = a steady boyfriend 粵

扮豬吃老虎 baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2 ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3 = pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance

男女老幼 naam4 neoi5 lou5 jau3 nan2 nv3 lao3 you4 = everybody

老花眼鏡 lou5 faa1 ngaan5 geng3*2 = reading glasses; bifocals

輔導老師 fu6 dou6 lou5 si1 = a guidance counselor

古老十八代 gu2 lou5 sap6 baat3 doi6 = very old-fashioned 粵

老差骨 lou5 caai1 gwat1 = a policeman with many years experience 粵

老式 lou5 sik1 lao3 shi4 = old style ; antique ; demode, outmoded, vintage

出老千 ceot1 lou5 cin1 chu1 lao3 qian1 = to cheat; to use of fraud and manipulation 粵

老死 lou5 sei2 = an old and loyal friend 粵

老總 lou5 zung2 = the general manager of a company; a boss; a "chief" 粵

老鼠貨 lou5 syu2 fo3 = stolen goods (lit., "goods from Mr. Nobody") 粵

老頂 lou5 ding2 = the big big boss 粵

老記 lou5 gei3 = a journalist 粵

老編 lou5 pin1 = an editor (specifically to newspapers) 粵

老處 lou5 cyu2 = a virgin 粵

老女 lou5 neoi5*2 = an unmarried lady of over 38 years old 粵

老虎乸 lou5 fu2 naa2 = a ferocious woman, a shrew 粵

老婆乸 lou5 po4 naa2 = used to refer to older women when not mentioned by name 粵

老毛 lou5 mou4 = lucky money 粵

老奉 lou5 fung6*2 = humourous version of 奉旨, meaning “taking it for granted” 粵

老利 lou5 laai6*2 = humourous version of 利是, meaning “auspicious” 粵

老地方 lou5 dei6 fong1 = a place two or more people are familiar with (as a place to meet up) 粵

老雜 lou5 zaap6 = a plainclothes policeman 粵

老聯 lou5 lyun4 = [美]: the Feds; [港]: Luen Ying She triad society 粵

老鵬 lou5 paang4*2 = Old Peng, an old friend 粵

老人院 lou5 jan4 jyun6*2 lao3 ren2 yuan4 = a home for the aged (common formation)

老嚙嚙 lou5 nget6 nget6 lao3 nie4 nie4 = old, tough 粵

老繭 lou5 gaan2 lao3 jian3 = thick callus

老虎牙 lou5 fu2 ngaa4 = canine teeth 粵

天老兒 tin1 lou5 ji4 tian1 lao3 er5 = albino

老規矩 lou5 kwai1 geoi2 lao3 gui1 ju3 = old rules and regulations; convention

老行尊 lou5 hong4 zyun1 lao3 hang2 zun1 = an experienced worker in a certain field of expertise 粵

餓死老婆燻臭屋 ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1 e4 si3 lao3 po2 xun1 chou4 wu1 = be unable to earn enough money to get married or sustain a wife when married 粵

老字頭 lou5 zi6 tau4 lao3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 125 (old) (耂)

老西 lou5 sai1 = western style suit 粵

老虎蝦 lou5 fu2 haa1 lao3 hu3 xia1 = tiger prawn

做老襯 zou6 lou5 can3 = a sucker; get married 粵

老人癡呆症 lou5 jan4 ci1 ngoi4 zing3 lao3 ren2 chi2 dai1 zheng4 = Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia

老友鬼鬼 lou5 jau5*2 gwai2 gwai2 lao3 you3 gui3 gui3 = old buddies; old friends; to have a long term friendship 粵

寶刀未老 bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 bao3 dao1 wei4 lao3 = to still be in top form despite aging

老契 lou5 kai3 lao3 qi4 = a term of endearment to a prostitue or mistress 粵

老襟 lou5 kam1 lao3 jin1 = 1. husbands of sisters 2. a male lover; a paramour 粵

老來嬌 lou5 loi4 giu1 lao3 lai2 jiao1 = an elderly woman who tries to make herself attractive 粵

老來俏 lou5 loi4 ciu3 lao3 lai2 qiao4 = a woman in her elder years who tries to make herself look attractive

老奀茄 lou5 ngan1 ke4*2 lao3 en1 qie2 = a child that is rather small compared to others his age, yet talks and acts far above his age 粵

倚老賣老 ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 = abusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man 粵

老尖 lou5 zim1 lao3 jian1 = Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀) 粵

老爆 lou5 baau3 lao3 bao4 = robbery; to rob （爆格，爆竊) 粵

老波骨 lou5 bo1 gwat1 lao3 bo1 gu3 = seasoned soccer player (football player) 粵

老作 lou5 zok3 lao3 zuo4 = lie; to tell a lie; to make up stories; to make things up 粵

老鏈咁長 lou2 lin4*2 gam3 coeng4 lao3 lian4 han2 chang2 = very long; extremely long 粵

老柴 lou5 caai4 lao3 chai2 = a elderly experienced man 粵

老吹 lou5 ceoi1 lao3 chui1 = talk nonsense; talk hogwash; mumbo jumbo 粵

老番冬 lou5 faan1 dung1 lao3 fan1 dong1 = slang for Christmas 粵

老番睇榜第一 lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1 lao3 fan1 di4 bang3 di4 yi1 = to be positioned in last place; last place; come last 粵

兩老 loeng5 lou5 liang3 lao3 = one's parents; one's mother and father

終老 zung1 lou5 zhong1 lao3 = spend the remaining years before one deceases

老少皆宜 lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4 lao3 shao4 jie1 yi2 = suitable for all ages

返老還童 faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 fan3 lao3 huan2 tong2 = be rejuvenated; have one's youthful vigor revived

長生不老 coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 chang2 sheng1 bu4 lao3 = be immortal; drink from the fountain of youth

老尷 lou5 gaam3 lao3 gan1 = be embarrassed 粵

老公餅 lou5 gung1 beng2 lao3 gong1 bing3 = husband cake

老本行 lou5 bun2 hong4 lao3 ben3 hang2 = old profession

女王老五 neoi5 wong4 lou5 ng5 nv3 wang2 lao3 wu3 = a single woman (lit., "female bachelor") 粵

老婆本 lou5 po4 bun2 = marriage fund 粵

老狐狸 lou5 wu4 lei4*2 lao3 hu2 li2 (Taiwan); lao3 hu2 li5 (PRC) = old fox; a cunning criminal (a "crafty old fox")

老芝 lou5 zi1 lao3 zhi1 = a slang term for The Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution 粵

老域 lou5 wik6*2 lao3 yu4 = slang for Victoria Remand Prison 粵

養兒防老 joeng5 ji4 fong4 lou5 yang3 er2 fang2 lao3 = rearing children prevents one from aging

告老還鄉 gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 gao4 lao3 huan2 xiang1 = resign from one's position and return to one's hometown

按老皇曆辦事 on3 lou5 wong4 lik6 baan6 si6 an4 lao3 huang2 li4 ban4 shi4 = to continue in the same old rut; follow the beaten track

白頭到老 baak6 tau4 dou3 lou5 bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3 = (to live together until the) white hairs of old age

月老 jyut6 lou5 yue4 lao3 = matchmaker

月下老人 jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4 yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2 = matchmaker

老鷹 lou5 ying1 lao3 ying1 = eagle, hawk, bird of prey

老粗 lou5 cou1 lao3 cu1 = uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck

老夫老妻 lou5 fu1 lou5 cai1 lao3 fu1 lao3 qi1 = long-time married couple

鄉下老兒 hoeng1 haa6 lou5 ji4 = a country bumpkin. 國

百年老字號 baak3 nin4 lou5 zi6 hou6 bai3 nian2 lao3 zi4 hao4 = an old established business

老人病學 lou5 jan4 beng6 hok6 = geriatrics

煲老牛 bou1 lou5 ngau4 = to date someone much older 粵

老撾人民民主共和國 lou5 gwo1 jan4 man4 man4 zyu2 gung6 wo4 gwok3 lao1 wo1 ren2 min2 min2 zhu3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Lao People's Democratic Republic (common formation)

米奇老鼠 mai5 kei4 lou5 syu2 mi3 qi2 lao3 shu3 = Mickey Mouse

老而不 lou5 ji4 bat1 lao3 er2 bu4 = indecent old man 粵

早老素 zou2 lou5 sou3 zao3 lao3 su4 = presenilin

老河口 lou5 ho4 hau2 lao3 he2 kou3 = Laohekou (city in Hubei)

百老匯歌劇 baak3 lou5 wui6 go1 kek6 = a Broadway show

百老匯 baak3 lou5 wui6 bai3 lao3 hui4 = Broadway

機場老鼠 gei1 coeng4 lou5 syu2 = Schiphol airport mouse

安老院條例 on1 lou5 jyun6*2 tiu4 lai6 = Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance

老夫子 lou5 fu1 zi2 lao3 fu1 zi3 = Old Master Q

老虎頭上釘虱乸 lou5 fu2 tau4 soeng6 deng1 sat1 naa2 = Beard the lion in his den 粵

窩打老道 wo1 daa2 lou5 dou6 wo1 da3 lao3 dao4 = Waterloo Road

亞皆老街 aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1 ya4 jie1 lao3 jie1 = Argyle Street

大老山隧道 daai6 lou5 saan1 seoi6 dou6 da4 lao3 shan1 sui4 dao4 = Tate's Cairn Tunnel

今晚打老虎 gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2 = Comment allez-vous? ; how are you? 粵

活到老學到老 wut6 dou3 lou5 hok6 dou3 lou5 huo2 dao4 lao3 xue2 dao4 lao3 = it's never too late to learn

貓哭老鼠 maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence

鱷魚頭老襯底 ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2 = a person who looks very fierce or clever but actually is very chicken or stupid 粵

米老鼠 mai5 lou5 syu2 mi3 lao3 shu3 = Mickey Mouse

老虎隊 lou5 fu2 deoi6*2 lao3 hu3 dui4 = tiger team; Detroit Tigers (common formation)

老叟 lou5 sau2 lao3 sou3 = old man

老嫗 lou5 jyu2 lao3 yu4 = old women

老媼 lou5 ou2 lao3 ao3 = old women

老廉 lou5 lim4*2 lao3 lian2 = nickname for 廉政公署粵

嘆老族 taan3 lou5 zuk6 tan4 lao3 zu2 = young pessimists

老蘭 lou5 laan4*2 lao3 lan2 = Lan Kwai Fong

天荒地老 tin1 fong1 dei6 lou5 tian1 huang1 di4 lao3 = until the end of time

百老匯電影中心 baak3 lou5 wui6 din6 jing2 zung1 sam1 = Broadway Cinematheque

Showing all 32 examples containing 老

我個中文老師好好人㗎粵
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.

我越老越冇記性。粵
As I get older, I get more forgetful.

老點我呀! 粵
You cheated me!

你信唔信有聖誕老人呀? 粵
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

你相信有聖誕老公公嗎？國
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

若果你唔乖﹐聖誕老人就唔送禮物畀你粵
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.

你不乖的話，聖誕老公公就不會送你禮物了！國
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!

老虎的身上有很多黑棕色的條紋國
A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.

佢係個好老闆粵
He is a nice boss.

其實呢，我有老公㗎…仲有個女添粵
Actually, I have a husband... and a daughter to boot!
[呢 is sometimes used to separate conjunctive adverbs from the rest of the sentence: equally valid would be 咁其實呢.]

老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。粵
We'll go wherever the boss says.
[Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

我畀人搵老襯。粵
Someone tricked me.

我的老天爺啊！國
Oh, my God!

你栽培我成為老師
You trained me to become a teacher

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

啲老樹好多根蔃粵
These old trees have lots of roots.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙粵
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

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.

畀機會我做個稱職嘅老婆粵
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.

老師帶我哋去參觀二次大戰博物館同軍人塚。粵
The teacher brought us to the museum and memorial tombs of World War II.

咪又係我呢條老鬼！粵
It's just me, the old guy!

老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

唔好摸啲老鼠啦，佢哋污糟邋遢粵
Don't touch the rats, they're extremely dirty.
[You could also add in a 好 in this case (i.e. 佢哋好污糟邋遢) with no real difference in meaning.]

監考老師盯得太緊
The exam proctor is watching too closely.

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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