家老 [－－]

Jyutping gaa1 lou5
Pinyin jiā lǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (old) a senior in one's household
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    senior in one's household
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我而家老到行唔郁啦。
    我而家老到行唔鬱啦。
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 lou5 dou3 hang4 m4 wat1 laa1 。
    • Now I am too old to walk.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我好返晒啦！而家老虎都打死几只呀！
    我好返晒啦！而家老虎都打死幾隻呀！
    ngo5 hou2 faan1 saai3 laa1! ji4 gaa1 lou5 fu2 dou1 daa2 sei2 gei2 zek3 aa3!
    • I've completely recovered. My condition is so good that I could take on several tigers and come out on top.
  2. Cantonese
    亲家老爷
    親家老爺
    can3 gaa1 lou5 je4
    • father-in-law
  3. Cantonese
    时移势易，而家老麦一个餐已经差唔多四十蚊。
    時移勢易，而家老麥一個餐已經差唔多四十蚊。
    si4 ji4 sai3 jik6, ji4 gaa1 lou5 mak6 jat1 go3 caan1 ji5 ging1 caa1 m4 do1 sei3 sap6 man1.
    • Time flies; things change. A Mcdonald's meal costs about $40 nowadays.
  4. Cantonese
    大家老友，呢啲客套说话唔使讲咁多喇。
    大家老友，呢啲客套説話唔使講咁多喇。
    daai6 gaa1 lou5 jau5, ni1 di1 haak3 tou3 syut3 waa6 m4 sai2 gong2 gam3 do1 laa3.
    • Come on we are bros. Don't talk so courteously like it's the first day we meet.
  5. Cantonese
    阿明做咗一个月就突然离职，依家老板决定由佢副手续任佢个位。
    阿明做咗一個月就突然離職，依家老闆決定由佢副手續任佢個位。
    • Ming suddenly left the post after one month of service, now the boss decided to let Ming's assistant to take up his post.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一家老小
    一家老小
    yī jiā lǎo xiǎo
    • the entire family, old and young