Pinyin Dictionary results for "lao"
㧯
round-bottomed wicker basket; (dialect) to lift; to carry on one's shoulder
佬
male; man (Cantonese)
労
Japanese variant of 勞|劳
劳
to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)
咾
a noise; a sound
哰
see 囒哰[lan2 lao2], confused talk
唠
to chatter
唠
to gossip; to chat (dialect)
姥
grandma (maternal)
嫪
surname Lao
嫪
longing (unrequited passion)
崂
name of a mountain in Shandong
捞
to fish up; to dredge up
栳
basket
潦
flooded; heavy rain
涝
flooded
烙
to brand; to iron; to bake (in a pan)
牢
firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison
狫
name of a tribe
痨
tuberculosis
窂
variant of 牢[lao2]
络
small net
老
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
落
see 落枕[lao4 zhen3] and 落炕[lao4 kang4]
轑
spokes
酪
curdled milk or fruit juice; also pr. [luo4]
醪
wine or liquor with sediment
铑
rhodium (chemistry)
铹
lawrencium (chemistry)
髝
see 髝髞[lao2 sao4]
劳什子
(dialect) nuisance; pain
劳作
work; manual labor
劳倦
exhausted; worn out
劳伦斯
Lawrence (person name)
劳伤
disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion
劳力
labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
劳力士
Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
劳动
work; toil; physical labor; CL:次[ci4]
劳动人民
working people; the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past
劳动保险
labor insurance
劳动力
labor force; manpower
劳动合同
labor contract; contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions
劳动报
Trud (Russian newspaper)
劳动改造
reeducation through labor; laogai (prison camp)
劳动教养
reeducation through labor
劳动新闻
Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
劳动模范
model worker
劳动营
labor camp; prison camp with hard labor
劳动节
International Labor Day (May Day)
劳动者
worker; laborer
劳动能力
ability to work
劳动号
Nodong, series of North Korean medium range missiles
劳务
service (work done for money); services (as in 'goods and services')
劳务交换
labor exchanges
劳务人员
contract workers (sent abroad)
劳务合同
service contract
劳务市场
labor market
劳劳碌碌
tiring; difficult to get by; painful
劳埃德
Lloyd (name); Lloyd's (London-based insurance group)
劳委会
labor committee; abbr. for 勞動委員會|劳动委员会
劳工
labor; laborer
劳役
forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor
劳心
to work with one's brains; to rack one's brains; to worry
劳心劳力
to tax one's mind and body; demanding (work); dedicated (worker); hard-working
劳心苦思
to rack one's brains; to think hard
劳拉西泮
lorazepam
劳损
strain (medicine)
劳改
abbr. for 勞動改造|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4]; reform through labor; laogai (prison camp)
劳改营
correctional labor camp
劳教
reeducation through labor
劳教所
correctional institution; labor camp
劳斯莱斯
Rolls-Royce
劳方
labor (as opposed to capital or management); the workers
劳模
model worker
劳民伤财
waste of manpower and resources
劳烦
to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)
劳燕分飞
not wishing to part
劳碌
tiring
劳神
to be a tax on (one's mind); to bother; to trouble; to be concerned
劳累
tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil
劳而无功
to work hard while accomplishing little; to toil to no avail
劳苦
to toil; hard work
劳资
labor and capital; labor and management
劳资关系
industrial relations; relations between labor and capital
劳逸
work and rest
劳逸结合
to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
劳雇
labor and employer
劳雇关系
relations between labor and employer; industrial relations
劳顿
fatigued; wearied (literary)
劳驾
excuse me
唠叨
to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
唠嗑
(dialect) to chat; to gossip
姥姥
(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
姥娘
maternal grandmother (dialectal)
姥爷
maternal grandfather (dialectal)
姥鲨
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
嫪毐
Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis; in fiction, bogus eunuch and the consort of king Ying Zheng's mother lady Zhao
崂山
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
崂山区
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
捞一把
to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
捞什子
encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance
捞取
to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means)
捞外快
to make extra money
捞本
to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
捞油水
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
捞稻草
to fish for a straw; futile attempt to gain profit
捞钱
lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck
乐亭
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
乐亭县
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
烙印
to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma
烙铁
flatiron; iron; branding iron; soldering iron
烙饼
pancake; flat bread; griddle cake
牢什子
variant of 勞什子|劳什子[lao2 shi2 zi5]
牢友
inmate; cellmate
牢固
firm; secure
牢子
jailer (old)
牢房
jail cell; prison cell
牢牢
firmly; safely
牢狱
prison
牢狱之灾
imprisonment
牢笼
cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle
牢记
to keep in mind; to remember
牢靠
firm and solid; robust; reliable
牢靠妥当
reliable; solid and dependable
牢骚
discontent; complaint; to complain
痨病
tuberculosis (TCM)
老一套
the same old stuff
老一辈
previous generation; older generation
老丈
(formal) Sir; CL:位[wei4]
老丈人
(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
老三篇
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
老三色
the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue
老不死
(derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
老幺
youngest
老二
the second child or brother (or sister); (slang) penis
老人
old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
老人家
polite term for old woman or man
老人院
nursing home; old people's home
老伯
uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老伯伯
grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
老伴
(of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老伴儿
erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4]
老佛爷
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
老来俏
old person who dresses up as teenager; mutton dressed as lamb
老来少
old but young at heart
老家伙
variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5]
老兄
'old chap' (form of address between male friends)
老儿
father; husband; old man
老两口儿
an old married couple
老公
(coll.) husband
老公
(coll.) eunuch; see also 老公[lao3 gong1]
老公公
old man; husband's father; father-in-law; court eunuch
老兵
veteran
老到
experienced and careful
老化
to age (of person or object); becoming old
老化酶
aged enzyme
老千
cheat; swindler (in gambling)
老半天
(coll.) a long time
老友
old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老叟
old man
老古板
overly conservative; old-fashioned; old fogey; a square
老司机
(coll.) an old hand at sth
老君
Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
老吾老，以及人之老
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
老城
old town; old district of a city
老城区
Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 shi4], Henan
老城区
old city district; historical center
老境
advanced years; old age
老墨
(coll.) a Mexican
老外
(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur
老大
old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang
老大哥
big brother
老大娘
old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位[wei4]
老大妈
'Madam' (affectionate term for an elderly woman); CL:位[wei4]
老大徒伤悲
vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老大爷
uncle; grandpa; CL:位[wei4]
老天
God; Heavens
老天爷
God; Heavens
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
老太
old lady
老太公
aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
老太太
elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother; CL:位[wei4]
老太婆
old woman (at times contemptuous)
老太爷
elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
老套
hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion
老套子
old methods; old habits
老奶奶
(coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother; respectful form of address for an old woman
老奸巨滑
variant of 老奸巨猾[lao3 jian1 ju4 hua2]
老奸巨猾
cunning; crafty; wily old fox
老好人
one who tries never to offend anybody
老姥
old lady (term of modesty)
老娘
my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife
老婆
(coll.) wife
老婆孩子热炕头
wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
老妇人
old lady (term of modesty)
老妈
mother; mom
老妈子
older female servant; amah
老妪
old woman (formal writing)
老子
Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
老子
father; daddy; 'I, your father' (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
老字号
shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老客
peddler; old or regular customer
老客儿
erhua variant of 老客[lao3 ke4]
老家
native place; place of origin; home state or region
老家伙
(coll.) old fellow; old codger
老家贼
(dialect) sparrow
老实
honest; sincere; well-behaved; open and guileless; naive
老实巴交
(coll.) docile; well-behaved; biddable
老实说
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
老将
lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran
老小
the old and the young; the youngest member of the family
老小老小
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
老少
the old and the young
老少咸宜
suitable for young and old
老少无欺
cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
老少皆宜
suitable for both the young and the old
老山自行车馆
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
老师
teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
老帽儿
(dialect) country bumpkin; a hick
老年
elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
老年人
old people; the elderly
老年性痴呆症
senile dementia
老年期
old age
老年痴呆
senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老年痴呆症
senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老式
old-fashioned; old type; outdated
老弟
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal
老态
elderly, as in movement or bearing
老态龙钟
doddering; senile
老成
mature; experienced; sophisticated
老成持重
old and wise; experienced and knowledgeable
老手
experienced person; an old hand at sth
老抽
dark soy sauce
老拙
old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
老掉牙
very old; obsolete; out of date
老抠
penny-pincher; miser
老挝
Laos
老于世故
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
老旦
old woman role in Chinese opera
老早
a long time ago
老是
always
老朋友
old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
老本
capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk
老东西
(derog.) old fool; old bastard
老板
variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
老框框
rigid conventions; reactionary framework
老梗
(Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old
老样子
old situation; things as they were
老歌
oldie (song)
老残游记
The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]
老毛子
Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
老毛病
chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem
老气横秋
old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老江湖
a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老河口
Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
老河口市
Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
老油子
(coll.) wily old fox; crafty fellow
老油条
old fox; slick customer
老汉
old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
老乌恰
same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang
老烟枪
heavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker
老烟鬼
heavy smoker; chain smoker
老父
father; old man; venerable sir
老爸
father; dad
老爹
(dialect) father; old man; sir
老爷
(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
老爷子
my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
老爷岭
Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
老爷爷
(coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
老爷车
classic car
老牌
old, well-known brand; old style; old school; an old hand; experienced veteran
老牛吃嫩草
lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom); fig. a May-December relationship; a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
老牛拉破车
see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
老牛破车
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom); fig. slow and inefficient
老牛舐犊
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
老狐狸
old fox; fig. cunning person
老玉米
(dialect) corn
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
老生
venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
老生常谈
an old observation (idiom); a truism; banal comments
老当益壮
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
老百姓
ordinary people; the 'person in the street'; CL:個|个[ge4]
老皇历
lit. last year's calendar (almanac); fig. ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle
老眼昏花
blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
老神在在
calm; unperturbed; (Taiwanese, POJ pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
老粗
uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck
老糊涂
dotard
老练
seasoned; experienced
老总
boss; executive
老茧
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
老美
(coll.) an American; person from the United States
老羞成怒
see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4]
老翁
old man
老老
maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥
老耄
dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
老者
old man; elderly man
老聃
another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
老脸
self-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen
老旧
outmoded; old-fashioned
老舍
Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
老花
presbyopia
老花眼
presbyopia
老花镜
presbyopic glasses
老庄
Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
老着脸
shamelessly
老虎
tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
老虎伍兹
Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods (1975-), American golfer
老虎机
slot machine
老虎灶
old-style large kitchen stove
老虎菜
'Tiger Vegetable Salad,' Northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
老虎钳
vise; pincer pliers
老处女
unmarried old woman; spinster
老蚌生珠
lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
老街
Lao Cai, Vietnam; Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar)
老视
presbyopia
老视眼
presbyopia
老调重弹
to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老谋深算
rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
老谱
old ways; old habit
老资格
veteran
老账
lit. old account; old debt; fig. old scores to settle; old quarrels; old grudge
老趼
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet)
老路
old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior
老辈
the older generation; ancestors
老辣
shrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous
老远
very far away
老迈
aged; senile
老边
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
老边区
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
老乡
fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
老酒
wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老板
Robam (brand)
老板
boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]
老板娘
female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
老头
old fellow; old man; father; husband
老头儿
see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
老头子
(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
老头乐
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
老饕
glutton
老马嘶风
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老马恋栈
lit. the old horse loves his stable; fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
老马识途
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
老骥
old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥，志在千里
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
老骥嘶风
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骨头
weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
老鸟
old hand; veteran
老鸨
female brothel keeper
老鸹
a crow
老雕
vulture
老鹰
(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
老鹰星云
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
老黑
(coll.) black person
老鼠
rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
老鼠尾巴
lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom); no clue where to start
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle
老鼠洞
mouse hole
老鼠过街，人人喊打
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife
老鼻子
many
老龄
old age; aging; aged; geriatric; the aged
老龄化
aging (population)
落价
(coll.) to fall or drop in price; to go down in price
落埋怨
to get blamed
落子
see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]
落枕
to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow
落栈
see 落棧|落栈[luo4 zhan4]
落炕
to be laid up in bed with illness
落空
to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless
落色
to fade; to discolor; also pr. [luo4 se4]
酪乳
buttermilk
酪梨
avocado (Persea americana); Taiwan pr. [luo4 li2]
酪氨酸
tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid
酪氨酸代谢病
yrosinosis
酪素
casein (milk protein)
酪蛋白
casein (milk protein)
酪农业
dairy
酪饼
cheesecake
醪糟
sweet fermented rice; glutinous rice wine
髝髞
crude and irascible (temperament); tall appearance
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