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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 14522 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
See all 99 compounds (CantoDict reports 102 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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