牢 [－]

Jyutping lou4
Pinyin láo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. firm
  2. sturdy
  3. fold (for animals)
  4. sacrifice
  5. prison
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. firm/sturdy/fold (for animals)/sacrifice/prison/to secure/cattle and sheep/a surname/sad/strong/firm/stable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素、書面語
    即​係​監​；​監獄
    prison; jail
    • 坐監
      坐监
      co5 gaam1
      坐牢
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    animal used for sacrificing
    • 太牢
      太牢
      tài láo
      animal used for sacrificing
  2. character
    a surname: Lao
  3. character
    pen; enclosure
    (syn.) 圈
    • 亡羊補牢，猶未遲也。
      亡羊补牢，犹未迟也。
      wáng yáng bǔ láo ， yóu wèi chí yě ．
      Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.
  4. character
    prison; jail
    • 監牢
      监牢
      jiān láo
      prison
  5. character
    with grievance and toil
    • 牢騷
      牢骚
      láo sāo
      to be discontented
  6. character
    dependable; reliable
    (syn.) 把牢, 把穩, 稳妥, 可恃, 停, 可靠, 保險, 稳阵, 把稳, 牢牢, 穩妥, 穩陣, 信实, 保险, 穩當, 牢靠, 稳当, 信實
  7. character
    firm; fast; durable
    (syn.) 瓷, 堅硬, 深厚, 堅實, 巩固, 扎实, 鞏固, 坚固, 牢牢, 扎實, 結實, 鞏, 稳固, 堅固, 牢固, 坚硬, 坚实, 穩固, 牢靠, 巩, 结实
    • 牢固
      牢固
      láo gù
      firm; durable
  8. character, Shanghainese-Wu
    indicates continuous aspect
    (syn.) 着, 著
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. prison
  2. stable, pen
  3. secure
  4. Cangjie Input
    JHQ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #528
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #135
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。
    行動比語言更有説服力。別發牢騷多做事。
    xíng dòng bǐ yǔ yán gèng yǒu shuō fú lì 。 bié fā láo sāo duō zuò shì 。
    • Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.
  2. Mandarin
    亡羊补牢。
    亡羊補牢。
    wáng yáng bǔ láo 。
    • Better late than never.
  3. Mandarin
    他牢牢地抓住了她的手臂。
    他牢牢地抓住了她的手臂。
    tā láo láo dì zhuā zhù le tā de shǒu bì 。
    • He clutched her arm firmly.
  4. Mandarin
    他总是牢骚满腹。
    他總是牢騷滿腹。
    tā zǒng shì láo sāo mǎn fù 。
    • He's always dissatisfied.
  5. Mandarin
    绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。
    繩子不夠牢固，撐不住他。
    shéng zi bù gòu láo gù ， chēng bù zhù tā 。
    • The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间监狱有一百间牢房，守卫森严。
    呢間監獄有一百間牢房，守衞森嚴。
    nei1 gaan1 gaam1 juk6 jau5 jat1 baak3 gaan1 lou4 fong4, sau2 wai6 sam1 jim4.
    • This prison consists of 100 cells and has rigid security.
  2. Cantonese
    我落一落地牢。
    我落一落地牢。
    ngo5 lok6 jat1 lok6 dei6 lou4
    • I will go down to the basement (for a while).
  3. Cantonese
    亡羊补牢
    亡羊補牢
    mong4 joeng4 bou2 nou4
    • to fix something after it had failed; literally: to fix the fences after goats disappearing
  4. Cantonese
    百货公司地牢多数卖食物。
    百貨公司地牢多數賣食物。
    baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 dei6 nou4 do1 sou3 maai6 sik6 mat6.
    • The basement of department store usually sells food.
  5. Cantonese
    发太多牢骚对个会议冇帮助。
    發太多牢騷對個會議冇幫助。
    • Grumbling too much is not helpful to the conference.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    亡羊补牢
    亡羊補牢
    wáng yáng bǔ láo
    • to repair the pen after sheep is lost
  2. Mandarin
    太牢
    太牢
    tài láo
    • animal used for sacrificing
  3. Mandarin
    亡羊补牢，犹未迟也。
    亡羊補牢，猶未遲也。
    wáng yáng bǔ láo ， yóu wèi chí yě ．
    • Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.
  4. Mandarin
    监牢
    監牢
    jiān láo
    • prison
  5. Mandarin
    牢骚
    牢騷
    láo sāo
    • to be discontented