Chinese Character Dictionary

老太

lăo tài

old lady

老太公

lăo tài gōng

aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)

老太太

lăo tài tai

elderly lady (respectful)

老太婆

lăo tài pó

old woman (at times contemptuous)

老太爷

lăo tài yé

elderly gentleman (respectful)

老套

lăo tào

old things

老套子

lăo tào zi

old methods

老奶奶

lăo năi nai

(coll.) father's father's mother

老奸巨滑

lăo jiān jù huá

variant of 老奸巨猾[lăo jiān jù huá]

老奸巨猾

lăo jiān jù huá

cunning

老好人

lăo hăo rén

one who tries never to offend anybody

老姥

lăo mŭ

old lady (term of modesty)

老娘

lăo niáng

my old mother

老婆

lăo pó

(coll.) wife

老婆孩子热炕头

lăo pó hái zi rè kàng tou

wife kids and a warm bed (common saying); the simple and good life

老妇人

lăo fù rén

old lady (term of modesty)

老妈

lăo mā

mother

老妈子

lăo mā zi

older female servant

老妪

lăo yù

old woman (formal writing)

老子

Lăo zĭ

Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 00 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism

老字号

lăo zì hào

shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation

老客

lăo kè

peddler

老客儿

lăo kè r

erhua variant of 老客[lăo kè]

老家

lăo jiā

native place

老实

lăo shi

honest

老实巴交

lăo shi bā jiāo

(coll.) docile

老实说

lăo shí shuō

honestly speaking

老将

lăo jiàng

lit. old general

老少

lăo shào

the old and the young

老少咸宜

lăo shào xián yí

suitable for young and old

老少无欺

lăo shào wú qī

cheating neither old nor young

老少皆宜

lăo shào jiē yí

suitable for both the young and the old

老山自行车馆

Lăo shān Zì xíng chē guăn

Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue

老师

lăo shī

teacher

老年

lăo nián

elderly

老年人

lăo nián rén

old people

老年性痴呆症

lăo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia

老年期

lăo nián qī

old age

老年痴呆

lăo nián chī dāi

senile dementia

老年痴呆症

lăo nián chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia

老式

lăo shì

old-fashioned

老弟

lăo dì

(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy

老态

lăo tài

elderly, as in movement or bearing

老态龙钟

lăo tài lóng zhōng

doddering

老成

lăo chéng

mature

老成持重

lăo chéng chí zhòng

old and wise

老手

lăo shŏu

experienced person

老抽

lăo chōu

dark soy sauce

老拙

lăo zhuō

old fart (usually in self reference)

老掉牙

lăo diào yá

very old

老挝

Lăo wō

Laos

老于世故

lăo yú shì gù

experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise

老早

lăo zăo

a long time ago

老是

lăo shi

always

老朋友

lăo péng you

old friend

老本

lăo bĕn

capital

老板娘

lăo băn niáng

female proprietor

老框框

lăo kuàng kuàng

rigid conventions

老样子

lăo yàng zi

old situation

老残游记

Lăo Cán Yóu jì

The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liú E4], classified as novel of denunciation