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

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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

基佬 gei1 lou2 = homosexual man 粵

鄉下佬 hoeng1 haa6*2 lou2 = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick 粵

呼佬 fu1 lou2 = full; full house (poker) 粵

麻甩佬 maa4 lat1 lou2 = pervert, man who harasses women; a bastard 粵

鬼佬 gwai2 lou2 = a Caucasian man 粵

飛髮佬 fei1 faat3 lou2 = barber 粵

變態佬 bin3 taai3 lou2 = pervert; creep 粵

差佬 caai1 lou2 = a policeman 粵

泥水佬 nai4 seoi2 lou2 = a bricklayer, a mason 粵

傻佬 so4 lou2 = a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of 粵

癲佬 din1 lou2 = lunatic (male) 粵

醉酒佬 zeoi3 zau2 lou2 = intoxicated, inebriated, a drunkard

賊佬 caak6 lou2 = burglar 粵

肥佬 fei4 lou2 = a fat person (man); "fail" as a loanword

拐子佬 gwaai2 zi2 lou2 = kidnapper

收買佬 sau1 maai5 lou2 = scrap merchant

英國佬 jing1 gwok3 lou2 ying1 guo2 lao3 = limey; British person

財主佬 coi4 zyu2 lou2 = rich, wealthy

放數佬 fong3 sou3 lou2 = usurer

垃圾佬 laap3 saap3 lou2 le4 se4 lao3 (Taiwan), la1 ji1 lao3 (PRC) = trashman; garbageman; trash collector 粵

鬥木佬 dau3 muk6 lou2 = a carpenter 粵

番鬼佬 faan1 gwai2 lou2 = foreigner or westerner 粵

油漆佬 jau4 cat1 lou2 = a painter (as a craftsman, not an artist)

扮晒鬼佬 baan6 saai3 gwai2 lou2 ban4 shai4 gui3 lao3 = acting like a foreigner 粵 (common formation)

三行佬 saam1 hong4*2 lou2 = a construction laborer

花旗佬 faa1 kei4 lou2 = an American person (from 花旗國) 粵

江湖佬 gong1 wu4 lou2 = a member of the underworld; a triad

江湖大佬 gong1 wu4 daai6 lou2 = underworld big boss; triad big brother 粵

鬼佬涼茶 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4 = beer 粵

鬼佬話 gwai2 lou2 waa6*2 = a foreign language (of Westerners) 粵

鬼佬齋 gwai2 lou2 zaai1 = western style vegetarian dishes (e.g., salads doused with oil) 粵

美國佬 mei5 gwok3 lou2 mei3 guo2 lao3 = an American; a Yankee

拖頭佬 to1 tau4 lou2 = a container truck driver 粵

豬肉佬 zyu1 juk6 lou2 = [n] a butcher

哈佬 haa1 lou2 = hello (as loanword) 粵

啞佬 aa2 lou2 = a mute guy

白痴佬 baak6 ci1 lou2 = a crazy or stupid person 粵

北佬 bak1 lou2 = a person from North China; a northener 粵

北方佬 bak1 fong1 lou2 = a person from North China; a northener

報紙佬 bou3 zi2 lou2 = a newspaper vendor (person)

打鐵佬 daa2 tit3 lou2 = a blacksmith

大粒佬 daai6 lap1 lou2 = a rich and powerful person

單身寡佬 daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2 dan1 shen1 gua3 lao3 = a bachelor

番鬼佬涼茶 faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4 = beer 粵

四眼佬 sei3 ngaan5 lou2 = a guy who wears glasses

肥婆肥佬 fei4 po4 fei4 lou2 = obese people

風水佬 fung1 seoi2 lou2 = a feng-shui master

虧佬 kwai1 lou2 = an impotent man

寡佬 gwaa2 lou2 gua3 lao3 = bachelor; a young bachelor

機器佬 gei1 hei3 lou2 = a mechanic

金魚佬 gam1 jyu4 lou2 = a child molester, a pedophile 粵

教書佬 gaau3 syu1 lou2 = a master craftsman as teacher

耕田佬 gaang1 tin4 lou2 = a peasant (farmer) 粵

㗎佬 gaa4 lou2 = a Japanese man 粵

痴線佬 ci1 sin3 lou2 = crazy man 粵

柯佬 o1 lou2 = oral 粵

戲子佬 hei3 zi2 lou2 = male opera actor 粵

咸濕佬 haam4 sap1 lou2 = a vulgar man 粵

口水佬 hau2 seoi2 lou2 = a talkative person (lit., "saliva man") 粵

睇相佬 tai2 soeng3 lou2 = fortune teller 粵

賣魚佬 maai6 jyu4 lou2 mai4 yu2 lao3 = a fishmonger 粵

收數佬 sau1 sou3 lou2 = a debt collector 粵

鄉巴佬 hoeng1 baa1 lou2 xiang1 ba1 lao3 = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick 國

擺闊佬 baai2 fut3 lou2 = parade one's wealth; be ostentatious and extravagant 粵

廚房佬 ceoi4 fong4*2 lou2 = a cook; a chef 粵

德國佬 dak1 gwok3 lou2 de2 guo2 lao3 = German person

法國佬 faat3 gwok3 lou2 fa3 guo2 lao3 = Frenchman; French person

癡線佬 ci1 sin3 lou2 = crazy man 粵

白癡佬 baak6 ci1 lou2 = a crazy or stupid person 粵

黐線佬 ci1 sin3 lou2 = crazy man 粵

爛佬 laan6 lou2 = a villain 粵

懵佬 mung2 lou2 = a fool or idiot 粵

戇居佬 ngong6 geoi1 lou2 = dumbass 粵

打魚佬 daa2 jyu4 lou2 = fisherman, fishermen 粵

有錢佬 jau5 cin4*2 lou2 = a rich man; the rich 粵

八卦佬 baat3 gwaa3 lou2 = a gossip (male) 粵

讕闊佬 laan2 fut3 lou2 lan2 kuo4 lao3 = pretend to be rich 粵

大奅佬 daai6 paau3 lou2 = a person who exaggerates or boasts 粵

啞佬斷奶 aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5 ya3 lao3 duan4 nai3 = unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships 粵

啞佬相見，默默無言 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 粵

算命佬 syun3 meng6 lou2 suan4 ming4 lao3 = a fortune-teller 粵

喃巫佬 naam4 mou4 lou2 = Taoist priest 粵

南無佬 naam4 mou4 lou2 = Taoist priest 粵

通渠佬 tung1 keoi4 lou2 = drainage cleaner 粵

勾佬 ngau1 lou2 gou1 lao3 = seduce a guy 粵

走佬 zau2 lou2 zou3 lao3 = escaped (from prosecution); disappeared

衰佬 seoi1 lou2 shuai1 lao3 = term referring to a man expressing irritation toward him 粵

風水佬呃你十年八年 fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4 = Time will tell 粵

番鬼佬月餅 faan1 gwai2 lou2 jyut6 beng2 = extremely bored 粵

賣魚佬洗身 maai6 jyu4 lou2 sai2 san1 = no response; no hope of success 粵

Showing all 6 examples containing 佬

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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