Chinese Character Dictionary

老毛子

lăo máo zi

Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)

老气横秋

lăo qì héng qiū

old and decrepit

老河口

Lăo hé kŏu

Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiāng fán], Hubei

老河口市

Lăo hé kŏu shì

Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiāng fán], Hubei

老油条

lăo yóu tiáo

old fox

老汉

lăo hàn

old man

老乌恰

Lăo wū qià

same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang

老烟枪

lăo yān qiāng

heavy smoker

老烟鬼

lăo yān guĭ

heavy smoker

老父

lăo fù

father

老爸

lăo bà

father

老爹

lăo diē

(dialect) father

老爷

lăo ye

(respectful) lord

老爷岭

Lăo ye lĭng

Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok

老爷爷

lăo yé ye

(coll.) father's father's father

老爷车

lăo ye chē

classic car

老牌

lăo pái

old, well-known brand

老牛吃嫩草

lăo niú chī nèn căo

lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)

老牛拉破车

lăo niú lā pò chē

see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lăo niú pò chē]

老牛破车

lăo niú pò chē

lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)

老牛舐犊

lăo niú shì dú

lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)

老狐狸

lăo hú li

old fox

老玉米

lăo yù mi

(dialect) corn

老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

lăo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)

老生

lăo shēng

venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)

老当益壮

lăo dāng yì zhuàng

old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years

老百姓

lăo băi xìng

ordinary people

老皇历

lăo huáng lì

lit. last year's calendar (almanac)

老眼昏花

lăo yăn hūn huā

blurred vision of an old person (idiom)

老神在在

lăo shén zài zài

calm and easy-going (Taiwanese)

老练

lăo liàn

seasoned

老总

lăo zŏng

boss

老茧

lăo jiăn

callus (patch or hardened skin)

老美

Lăo Mĕi

(coll.) an American

老羞成怒

lăo xiū chéng nù

see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[năo xiū chéng nù]

老翁

lăo wēng

old man

老老

lăo lao

maternal grandmother

老耄

lăo mào

dim sight of the aged

老者

lăo zhĕ

old man

老聃

Lăo Dān

another name for Laozi 老子[Lăo zĭ]

老脸

lăo liăn

self-respect of old person

老旧

lăo jiù

outmoded

老舍

Lăo Shĕ

Lao She (1899-1966) famous Chinese novelist

老花

lăo huā

presbyopia

老花眼

lăo huā yăn

presbyopia

老庄

Lăo Zhuāng

Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism

老着脸

lăo zhe liăn

shamelessly

老虎

lăo hŭ

tiger

老虎伍兹

Lăo hŭ Wŭ zī

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (197-), American golfer

老虎机

lăo hŭ jī

slot machine

老虎灶

lăo hŭ zào

old-style large kitchen stove

老虎菜

lăo hŭ cài

"Tiger Vegetable Salad," Northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek

老虎钳

lăo hŭ qián

vise

老处女

lăo chŭ nu:3

unmarried old woman

老蚌生珠

lăo bàng shēng zhū

lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)

老街

Lăo jiē

Lao Cai, Vietnam

老调重弹

lăo diào chóng tán

to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal

老谋深算

lăo móu shēn suàn

rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect

老谱

lăo pŭ

old ways

老资格

lăo zī gé

veteran