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老 (lou5) — a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship in Cantonese

louˏ₅老
Mandarin Pinyin: lao3

Meaning of 老

nouna particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
nountough (meat); overcooked
noundark (color)
nounvery
nountreat with the reverence
nounalways
nounold; aged; venerable
nounthe youngest
nounparents;
nouna particle indicating ordinal numbers to designate order of birth
noun(adjective) overlooked

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Example Sentences with 老

我個中文老師好好人㗎
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
我越老越冇記性。
As I get older, I get more forgetful.
老點我呀!
You cheated me!
我畀人搵老襯。
Someone tricked me.
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Words Containing 老

老式lou5 sik1
old style ; antique ; demode, outmoded, vintage
老伯lou5 baak3
uncle (or a courtesy title denoting respect)
老少皆宜lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4
suitable for all ages
老坑lou5 haang1
an old man
老外lou5 ngoi6
name for a non-oriental foreigner
小老婆siu2 lou5 po4
concubine; mistress
老闆娘lou5 baan2 noeng4
proprietress; boss's wife
老舊lou5 gau6
old and worn-out, old-fashioned
老太爺lou5 taai3 je2
an elderly gentleman; my father
老倌lou5 gun2/1
form of address for an elderly man
老定lou5 ding6
calm and confident; unflappable
老旦lou5 daan2
Lao Dan, older women playing roles in opera

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