| 老 | 180A05 11.70 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄌㄠˇ [lao3] | ||
| N. | (1) Abbr. for Laotse, the founder of Taoism: 老莊 Laotse and Chuangtse; 佛老 Buddhism and Taoism; 黃老 (之術) the art of government according to the principle of inaction ascribed to 黃帝 (Huangti) and Laotse. (2) The old people: 老幼 the young and the old; 一家老少 all members of family; 敬老尊賢 honor the aged and the wise. (3) Old age: 養老 pension or support for old age; 告老 retire on old age. (4) Familiar term of respect for elderly people, usu. prefixed by a character chosen from the personal name: thus, 張石湖 would be 石老; 此老 (familiarly referring to) a grown-up. (5) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) (AC) retire from official service. (2) Become old: 老去 have become old; 一年年地老起來了 show signs of age year by year. (3) To honor the aged: 老吾老以及人之老 to honor the aged of other people, as we honor our own. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Old in age: 老人 [lao3ren2]; 老翁 [lao3weng1]; 老年人 [lao3nian2ren2]; 老叟 [lao3sou3]; 老媼 [lao3ao3]; 老嫗 [lao3yU4]↓; 老先生 an old gentleman; 你老人家 (affectionately to old people) you; 老公公 a venerable old man, also formerly, a eunuch; 老婆婆 an old lady; 老嬤嬤 an old maidservant; 老夫人 an old lady of higher rank than oneself; 老丈人 father-in-law; 老前輩 one's senior in age or position; 老一輩 the older generation; 老一代 ditto; 老輩 [lao3bei4]↓; 老氣橫秋 (derog.) showing self-importance of the aged; 倚老賣老 capitalize on being advanced in age; 老當益壯 more vigorous with age; 老淚縱橫 weep unashamedly (said of old people); 老景淒涼 a lonely, dreary life in old age; 老蚌生珠 (of old woman long past the childbearing age) give birth to a child; 老牛舐犢 dote on one's children; 老牛破車 an old cow pulling a rickety cart. (2) Shameless, thick-skinned: 老著臉 (皮) doing s.t. without showing embarrassment. (3) Experienced: 老行家 an old hand; 老把勢 a person skilled in some craft or technique; 老手 [lao3shou3], 老將 [lao3jiang4]↓; 老於此道 well-experienced in this matter; 老吏 an experienced judge; 老馬識途 (of experienced people) know the ropes; 老驥伏櫪 able men tied down to a routine post; 老謀深算 make every move only after mature deliberation. (3) Of many years’ standing, lasting for many years: 老交情 friend(ship) of long standing; 老世交 friend(ship) for many generations; 老相好 old sweetheart; 老相識 an old acquaintance; 老主顧，老客人，老顧客 an old customer; 老毛病 a chronic ailment, an inveterate habit; 老家人 an old employee; 老街坊 old neighbors; 老鄰居 ditto; 老朋友，老同學，老同事 old friend, schoolmate, colleague; 老仇敵，老對頭 long-standing enemy; 老尺，老秤 old measure of length, weight; 老酒 (vintage) wine; 老式樣，老方式，老樣 (子)(兒) old-fashioned; 老規矩 traditional rules; 老花樣，老方法 old methods; 老題材 a stale topic or subject; 老故事 an often-told tale; 老貨兒 old stuff. (4) Adj. adjunct denoting respect, familiarity or without special meaning: 老伯，老大哥，老大妞 (court.) my dear uncle, elder brother, sister; 老兄 [lao3xiong1]↓; 老弟 [lao3di4]↓; 老賢侄，老侄 my good nephew (vocative); 老張，老李 old Chang, Li, as terms of endearment or familiarity; 老大 [lao3da4]↓; 老二 (of brothers, sisters, or close friends) the number two; 老妹子，老兄弟 my dear younger sister, brother; 老鄉 [lao3xiang1]↓; 老雕 the hawk, the vulture; 老鷹 [lao3ying1]↓; 老虎 [lao3hu3]↓; 老鼠 [lao3shu3]↓; 老天 (爺) [lao3tian1]([ye2])↓; 老拳 fists: 飽以老拳 give (s.o.) a sound beating. (5) (Derog.) useless, decrepit, old fashioned: 老怪物 an old eccentric; 老廢物 a good-fornothing; 老背晦，老糊塗 a senile person, senility; 老不死 a person who has outlived his usefulness 老不修 an old debauchee; 老八板兒 an obstinate conformist; 老古板 an ultra-conservative; 老古董 (derog.) a museum piece; 老頑固 a bigot, a die-hard; 老腐敗 decadent, old and useless; 老派兒 [lao3pai4er0]↓; 老面皮 [lao3mian4pi2]↓; 老臉皮 thick-skinned. (6) Hardened (opp. 嫩 tender): 老筍 tough bamboo shoots; 老豆腐 hardened bean curd; 雞子 (牛肉) 老了 the thicken (beef) is overdone or too tough; 炸老一點 please have it well-done; 老油條 well fried fritters of twisted dough, (fig.) a hard-boiled and slippery person (＝老油子 [lao3you2zi0]↓). (7) Steady, trustworthy: 老實 [lao3shi2]↓; 老成 [lao3cheng2]↓; 老聲老氣 speaking with a steady voice; 聲音蒼老 sure and steady in intonation. (8) (Peking dial.) youngest: 老兒子，老妹妹 the youngest son, sister; also see 老子 [lao3zi0]↓; 老么 [lao3yao1]↓. (9) (Of color) dark, deep: 老綠 deep green; 老紅 dark red; 老色 a deep color. | |||||
| Words | 1. 老媼 [lao2ao3], n., an old woman, esp. servant. 2. 老板 [lao2ban3]1, n., (1) the owner of a shop or store; (2) (court.) a businessman; (3) (court.) an actor; (4) an old edition of Chinese books printed from woodblock; 老板娘 (Shanghai dial.) the wife of a shop owner. 3. 老闆 [lao2ban3]2, n., the owner of a shop or store (＝老板 (1)↑). 4. 老鴇子 [lao2bao3]([zi0]), n., a procuress (＝鴇母), woman keeper of prostitutes. 5. 老伴（兒） [lao3ban4] ([lao3ba4er0]), n., the husband or wife of an old couple. 6. 老梆子 [lao3bang1zi0], n., (abusive) old duffer, doddering old fool (also 老梆殼). 7. 老本 [lao2ben3], n., the trunk or main stem of a tree; 老本兒 (a) the capital invested in some enterprise; (b) an old edition. 8. 老輩（兒） [lao3bei4] ([lao3beher0]), n., (1) a person of higher rank than oneself; (2) the older generation. 9. 老繃 [lao3beng0], adj., old (incrusted scar); (2) experienced and steady person. 10. 老表 [lao2biao3], n., a cousin, the son of one's uncle or aunt. 11. 老病 [lao3bing4], (1) adj., old and sick; (2) n., a chronic ailment, an inveterate habit. 12. 老兵 [lao3bing1], n., an old soldier: 文藝界一老兵 a veteran in literary circles. 13. 老伯 [lao3bo2], n., uncle, (court.) a friend of one’s father or father of one's friend. 14. 老巢 [lao3chao2], n., a robber's den. 15. 老秤 [lao3cheng4], n., the old steelyard or scale, now not in general use. 16. 老成 [lao3cheng2], adj., (of person) well-experienced and steady; (2) (of style of writing) showing easy command of words. 17. 老搶兒 [lao2qiang3er0], n., (coll.) a robber, bandit, also 老千 (dial.) a swindler. 18. 老氣 [lao3qi4], adj., (1) 老氣橫秋 self-important, pompously conceited; (2) (of dress) old fashioned; (3) (of color) plain or dark. 19. 老親 [lao3qin1], n., (1) parents; (2) relatives of long standing. 20. 老膗 [lao3chuai4], n., (1) fat as opposed to muscles; (2) a fatty. 21. 老處女 [lao3chu4nU3], n., a spinster, an old maid. 22. 老大 [lao3da4], n., (1) a person of advanced age; (2) the eldest brother; (3) a gangster leader; n., 老大的 [lao3da4de0], adv., very, extremely, exceedingly: 心裡老大的不願意 extremely unwilling. 23. 老旦 [lao3dan4], n., (Chin. opera) actor playing the part of an old woman. 24. 老呆 [lao3dai1], n., a fool, a simpleton (also wr. 老獃). 25. 老到 [lao3dao4]1, adj., experienced and trustworthy; (of style) masterly. 26. 老道 [lao3dao4]2, n., a Toaist priest (in address or self-reference). 27. 老爹 [lao3die1], n., (1) one's father; (2) (court. address) venerable elderly person. 28. 老底 [lao2di3], n., (1) ground one relies for upon support: 我心裡有老底，所以一點不害怕 I was not a bit afraid, for I knew I was on firm ground; n., (2) one's past or background, esp. weaknesses: 你的老底全在我心裡那 I know your past only too well！ 老底兒 (子) [lao3dieeer0] ([zi0]) n., (a) the family estate; n., (b) the status of one's family. 29. 老弟 [lao3di4], n., (1) (vocative) my dear younger brother; (2) (vocative) my dear friend, a term used used by a teacher to address his pupil (esp. formal or in correspondence). 30. 老斗 [lao2dou3], n., formerly, an actor’s or actress's lover. 31. 老兒 [lao3er0], n., (usu. MC) an old man. 32. 老佛爺 [lao3fo2ye0], n., (1) (Budd.) popular name for the Buddha; (2) (Manchu court.) the queen mother or the emperor's father. 33. 老夫 [lao3fu1], n., (1) my old self, a term used by old men; (2) old husband; n., 老夫子 [lao3fu1zi3], n., (a) formerly, tutor in a private school; n., (b) formerly, a bureaucrat. 34. 老婦 [lao3fu4], n., (1) my old self, a term used by old women; (2) an old woman. 35. 老趕 [lao2gan3], (1) n., a person utterly ignorant and innocent; (2) adj., ignorant, bungling and ridiculous. 36. 老乾 [lao3gan0], adj., (of dress and general appearance) plain and simple: 打扮的很老乾 dresses very simply; 老乾兒 formerly, a woman servant. 37. 老哥 [lao3ge1], n., my elder brother, also used among friends. 38. 老根兒 [lao3ge1er0], n., see [lao3di3]↑. 39. 老鴰 [lao3gua0], n., pop. name for the crow. 40. 老姑兒 [lao3gu1er0], n., (Peking dial.) the youngest aunt (also 老娘兒); 老姑娘 (a) (pr. [lao3gu0niang0]) (Peking dial.) the youngest daughter; (b) (pr. [lao3gu1niang0]) a spinster, an old maid. 41. 老公 [lao3gong1], n., (1) an old man; pop. name for husband; n., (2) (pr. [lao3gong0]) a eunuch: 老公公 [lao3gong1gong0], n., Santa Claus. 42. 老好子 [lao2hao3zi0], n., a goodnatured person. 43. 老漢 [lao3han4], n., (1) an old chap; (2) (used by an old man in self-reference). 44. 老花眼 [lao3hua1yan3], n., (med.) farsightedness: 老花眼鏡 glasses for the farsighted. 45. 老話兒 [lao3hua4er0], n., (1) what has happened in bygone days; (2) an old expression: 說句老話兒 to use an old phrase. 46. 老猾 [lao3hua2], adj., as in 老猾巨奸 old, crafty person, great hypocrite. 47. 老貨 [lao3huo4], n., (contempt.) old fellow. 48. 老虎 [lao2hu3], n., the tiger; 老虎攤兒 a stall where faked objects, esp. of art, are palmed off as genuine; 老虎鉗 a vise; 老虎豆 a kind of spotted beans (also 老皮豆); 老虎眼 a kind of sour date. 49. 老丈 [lao3zhang4], n., (court.) a venerable gentleman. 50. 老者 [lao2zhe3], n., the old, an elderly person. 51. 老家 [lao3jia1], n., (1) one's old home, home town; (2) (vulg.) the nether world: 送你回老家 I'll send you to hell; 老家子 (pop.) the sparrow. 52. 老將 [lao3jiang4], n., (1) an old officer; (2) a veteran: 球壇老將 a veteran ballplayer. 53. 老酒 [lao2jiu3], n., vintage wine, esp. that made in Shaoshing. 54. 老舊 [lao3jiu4], adj., old and worn-out, old-fashioned. 55. 老雞頭 [lao3ji1tou2], n., (bot.) the foxnut, pop. name for Euryale ferox. 56. 老準兒 [lao2juooer0], n., (1) a firm and unshakable resolution; (2) see [lao3di3]↑. 57. 老拙 [lao3zhuo2], n., (1) (term of self-disparagement used by an old person) “my clumsy self”; (2) see [lao3cu1er0]↓. 58. 老直 [lao3zhi2], n., an honest and frank person. 59. 老辣 [lao3la4], (1) adj., efficient but unscrupulous; (2) n., such person. 60. 老來 [lao3lai1], adv., in one's old age: 老來貧 live in poverty in old age; 老來少 old in age but young at heart; 老來俏 (of woman) becomes prettier as one gets older. 61. 老郎神 [lao3lang2shen2], n., formerly, the god of actors. 62. 老老 [lao3lao0], n., (＝姥姥) (1) maternal grandmother; (2) a midwife. 63. 老臉 [lao2lian3], (1) adj., shameless (also 老臉皮); (2) n., (Chin. opera) an actor with a painted face, generally, a heroic character(another name for 花臉). 64. 老練 [lao3lian4], adj., having rich and varied experience. 65. 老例（兒） [lao3li4] ([lao3lie4er0]), n., an old precedent: 照老例辦 follow the old precedent. 66. 老琉璃 [lao3liu2li0], n., pop. name for the dragonfly. 67. 老媽 (子)(兒) [lao3ma1]([zi0])([er0]), n., a maidservant, usu. middleaged. 68. 老邁 [lao3mai4], adj., advanced in age. 69. 老眊 [lao3mao4]1, adj., (1) dimsighted; (2) ＝老耄↓. 70. 老耄 [lao3mao4]2, adj., senile, enfeebled through age. 71. 老面皮 [lao3mian4pi2], n., a shameless person. 72. 老命 [lao3ming4], n., (coll.) one’s life: 拚了這條老命 I'll fight with all my life; 要你老命 I'll finish you off. 73. 老衲 [lao3na4], n., (self-reference) an old monk. 74. 老娘兒 [lao3niarer0], n., (Peking dial.) the youngest aunt. 75. 老年人 [lao3nian2ren2], n., a person of advanced age. 76. 老娘 [lao3niang2], n., (1) one's mother (sometimes in self-reference) your mother; (2) ([lao3niang0]) a midwife; (North China) maternal grandmother; n., 老娘婆 [lao3niang2po2], n., a midwife. 77. 老奴 [lao3nu2], n., (1) (old usage) an old servant; (term of selfdisparagement) your old servant; (2) (derog. reference to) an old man. 78. 老派兒 [lao3pai4er0], n., an oldfashioned person; a conservative. 79. 老牌 (兒)(子) [lao3pai2] ([lao3pa2er0]) ([zi0]), n., (of goods) an old and wellknown brand. 80. 老婆 [lao3po0], n., (coll.) wife: 老婆孩子 wife and children; 討老婆 marry a wife; n., 老婆兒 [lao3po2er0], n., (a) an elderly woman; n., (b) one's wife; (c) a maidservant. 81. 老圃 [lao2pu3], n., (AC) an experienced gardener. 82. 老譜兒 [lao2pu3er0], n., traditional rules or methods. 83. 老人 [lao3ren2], n., (a) an old man or woman; (b) parents; 老人班 the old folks; 入了老人班 have joined the ranks of the aged; 老人家 (1) (court.) one’s own or another person's parents; 我們老人家，你們老人家 our, your parents; (2) (court.) a venerable old man: 你老人家. 84. 老弱 [lao3ruo4], adj. & n., (1) aged and weak: 老弱殘兵 remanents of a rabble army; (2) the old and the young in gen. 85. 老少年 [lao3shao4nian2], n., (1) (bot.) another name for the red amaranth (紅莧); (2) a young head on old shoulders. 86. 老身 [lao3shen1], n., an elderly man or woman referring to self. 87. 老生 [lao3sheng1], n., (1) a scholar of an advanced age; (2) (opera) an elderly character. 88. 老鄉 [lao3xiang1], n., (1) a person from the same country, province, town, etc. as oneself; (2) my dear sir! (term used in addressing a stranger). 89. 老朽 [lao3xiu3], n., (1) an old and useless person; (2) (term of self-disparagement) my old and worthless self. 90. 老手（兒） [lao2shou3]([er0]), n., a person with rich experience: 個中老手 an old hand in … 91. 老壽星 [lao3shou1xing1], n., (1) (court.) a venerable old man or woman, esp. at birthday or wedding parties; (2) an idol with the likeness of an old man. 92. 老鼠 [lao2shu3], n., the mouse, rat. 93. 老師 [lao3shi1], n., (1) (court.) a teacher; (2) formerly, a term of respect as applied by the examinees to the examiner; (3) a teacher; 老師傅 (a) an Islamic church officer; (b) a master craftsman in any craft. 94. 老式 [lao3shi4], adj. & n., (1) old style or method; (2) the original form. 95. 老實 [lao3shi2], (1) n., an honest and trustworthy person; (2) adj., (pr. [lao3shi0]) prudent and reliable; adj., simple-minded and guileless; silent and unobtrusive. 96. 老兄 [lao3xiong1], n., (1) my own humble self (used by an elder brother in self-reference); (2) my dear friend. 97. 老叟 [lao2sou3], n., (LL) an old man. 98. 老宿 [lao3su4], n., a high priest, a revered scholar. 99. 老胎 [lao3tai0], n., the youngest among blood relations of same or younger generation (also 老台). 100. 老態 [lao3tai4], n., the manners of an aged person: 老態龍鍾 doddering old age; old men's manners or appearance. 101. 老太太 [lao3tai4tai0], n., (1) the mother of one's employer; (2) one's own mother or the mother of another person; (3) a term of respect for an old lady; (4) an old woman: 老太婆 (coll.) an old woman. 102. 老太爺 [lao3tai4ye2], n., (1) the father of one's employer; (2) one's own father or the father of another person; (3) a term of respect for an old gentleman. 103. 老饕 [lao3tao1], n., a glutton. 104. 老天（爺） [lao3tian1]([ye2]), n., Heaven personified: (1) 我的老天 my God! good heavens! (2) 老天有眼 there is divine justice after all! 105. 老頭（兒） [lao3tou2]([er0]), n., (1) an aged person; (2) one's own father or the father of another person, a rather informal and familiar term, see [lao3tou2zi0]↓; n., 老頭兒樂 [lao3tou2er0le4], n., (a) (bot.) a kind of melon, so called probably because of its tenderness so much liked by the elderly people; n., (b) a kind of winter shoes with cotton padding; n., 老頭子 [lao3tou2zi0], n., (a) (contempt.) an old fellow; n., (b) (familiar) one's hubby or “old man”; (c) a gangster leader. 106. 老傖 [lao3cang1], n., (contempt.) a worthless fellow. 107. 老醋 [lao3cu4], n., old vinegar. 108. 老粗兒 [lao3cu1er0], n., a roughneck, a bumptious fellow. 109. 老蔥 [lao3cong1], n., (bot.) big onions (opp. 小蔥). 110. 老子 [lao3zi0], n., (1) (familiar) daddy; (2) “your dad,” meaning the speaker himself, a term used to show contempt for the one spoken to; (3) (pr. [lao3zi3]) 老子 Laotse the philosopher. 111. 老早 [lao2zao3], adv., very early: 老早起來 got up very early; long ago: 那信老早寄出去了 that letter was posted long ago. 112. 老祖兒 [lao3zu3er0], n., great-grandfather; 老祖宗 sometimes used of grandparents with great respect. 113. 老總（兒） [lao2zong3]([er0]), n., (1) the boss; (2) (court.) formerly, any soldier in uniform. 114. 老翁 [lao3weng1], n., (1) (poet.) an old man; (2) father. 115. 老物 [lao3wu4], n., (contempt.) the old fool. 116. 老鴉 [lao3ya1], n., the crow (＝鳥鴉). 117. 老醃兒 [lao3ya1er0], n., (1) anything salted and preserved; (2) salted eggs. 118. 老么 [lao3yao1], n., (of brothers, sisters or close friends) the youngest one. 119. 老謠 [lao3yao2], n., a rumor, hearsay, gossip. 120. 老爺 [lao3ye0], n., (1) (court.) formerly, any government official or a member of the gentry; (2) formerly, the master (opp. 僕人 a servant); (3) (court.) formerly, husband; (4) (familiar) maternal grandfather; (5) pop. name for the god 關羽 (關老爺); 老爺子 ([lao3ye1zi0]), (a) one's father; (b) “dad,” a respectful form of address to elder persons; (c) (court.) any old man; 老爺兒 ([lao3ye1er0]), pop. name for the sun; 老爺車 jalopy. 121. 老鷹 [lao3ying1], n., the eagle. 122. 老營兒 [lao3ying2er0], n., (orig.) a barracks or headquarters; base of operations of bandits. 123. 老油子 [lao3you2zi0], n., (contempt.) an “old fox.” 124. 老遠 [lao2yUan3], adj. & adv., from afar. 125. 老嫗 [lao3yU4], n., an old woman. 126. 老運 [lao3yUn4], n., (horoscope) good luck in one's old age: 老運亨通 have good luck in old age; 走老運 be lucky in old age. | |||||