prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
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prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity/old (of people)/venerable (person)/experienced/of long standing/always/all the time/of the past/very/outdated/(of meat etc) tough/old age/abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism/a surname/to retire from official service/to become old/to honor the aged/shameless, thick-skinned/familiar term of respect for elderly people/decrepit/hardened/steady/trustworthy/dark / deep (colour)/youngest (in Beijing dialect)/parents
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語素
年紀大或者資歷深嘅人 senior person (in age or experience)
長老
长老
zoeng2 lou5 elder
兩老
两老
loeng5 lou5 elderly parents
遺老
遗老
wai4 lou5 veteran of a previous regime
形容詞
年紀好大 old in age
活到老，學到老。
活到老，学到老。
wut6 dou3 lou5, hok6 dou3 lou5. Never stop living and learning. (Literal meaning: Live until you're old; learn until you're old.)
老態
老态
lou5 taai3 signs of senility
年老
年老
nin4 lou5 old; aged
老年
老年
lou5 nin4 old age
老人
老人
lou5 jan4 old person; the aged; the elderly
有冇諗過老咗會點？
有冇谂过老咗会点？
jau5 mou5 nam2 gwo3 lou5 zo2 wui5 dim2? Have you ever thought about how life would be like when you get old?
叫姨姨叫到我老晒！
叫姨姨叫到我老晒！
giu3 ji1 ji1 giu3 dou3 ngo5 lou5 saai3! Calling me "auntie" makes me feel so old!
我望落會唔會好老啊？
我望落会唔会好老啊？
ngo5 mong6 lok6 wui5 m4 wui5 hou2 lou5 aa3? Do I look very old?
形容詞
長期 of long standing
老友
老友
lou5 jau5 good friend; old friend
古老
古老
gu2 lou5 ancient
老地方
老地方
lou5 dei2 fong1 place at which a group of people usually meet
形容詞
煮過籠，令到啲嘢食冇晒水份，好硬好乾 loss of tenderness due to overripeness or overcooking
啲菜煮到老晒！
啲菜煮到老晒！
di1 coi3 zyu2 dou3 lou5 saai3! The vegetables were overcooked!
形容詞
功能因日久而衰退 to lose function due to wear and tear
寶刀未老
宝刀未老
bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 old but still sharp
詞綴
加喺姓氏前面或後面表示親切、熟悉或者尊敬。加咗「老」喺前面之後，姓氏最尾一個字如果係唔係第一聲，要讀第二聲。所以「周 zau1」繼續係「老周 lou5 zau1」，但係「黃 wong4」「麥 mak6」就會變「老黃 lou5 wong2」「老麥 lou5 mak2」。 used to indicate affection, familarity or seniority before or after the surname of a person; after the prefix "老", if the last syllable of the surname is not Tone 1, it will become Tone 2. For example, "周 zau1" will become "老周 lou5 zau1" (i.e. no change), but "黃 wong4" and "麥 mak6" become "老黃 lou5 wong2" and "老麥 lou5 mak2" respectively.
方老
方老
fong1 lou5 Old Fong
老陳又遲到嘞。
老陈又迟到嘞。
lou5 can2 jau6 ci4 dou3 laak3. Old Chan is late again.
詞綴
表示親切嘅叫法 used to indicate affection
老豆
老豆
lou5 dau6 dad
老母
老母
lou5 mou2 mum
老媽子
老妈子
lou5 maa1 zi2 mum
詞綴
喺通俗嘅簡稱前加「老」 used as colloquial shorthand
老麥
老麦
lou5 mak2 nickname for McDonald's
老廉
老廉
lou5 lim2 common name for ICAC
老臨
老临
lou5 lam2 an "extra" in a film or TV drama
老強
老强
lou5 koeng5 rape, a police slang
老爆
老爆
lou5 baau3 to burgle; to break into (slang word for burglary)
老屈
老屈
lou5 wat1 to frame somebody; to set somebody up; to wrongly blame somebody
詞綴
用嚟表示排行；排第一就加喺「大」前面，其餘就加喺由「二」開始嘅數詞前面，而「大」同「二」都係讀第二聲 used to indicate ranking, before "大"for the top and numerals starting from "二"for the rest ("大" and "二" become Tone 2)
老狐狸
老狐狸
lǎo hú lí (surviving usage) elder, cunning and experienced fox
character, literary
to respect (the elderly, one's elders)
character
Used by analogy in several other relationship terms.
老師
老师
lǎo shī teacher
老公
老公
lǎo gōng hubby
character
old (as opposed to new); of long standing
老歌
老歌
lǎo gē old song
老朋友
老朋友
lǎo péng yǒu old friend
character
outdated; old-fashioned
character, of food or potable liquids
stale; not fresh
character
always; all the time
你別老這樣！
你别老这样！
nǐ bié lǎo zhè yàng ！ Stop being always like this!
character
original; former
老地方
老地方
lǎo dì fāng usual place
老本行
老本行
lǎo běn háng original profession
character, of cooked food
overcooked; tough; stringy; hard
牛排太老了，我咬不動它。
牛排太老了，我咬不动它。
niú pái tài lǎo le ， wǒ yǎo bù dòng tā ． The steak was so tough I couldn't eat it.
這雞蛋煮老了，你沒掌握好火候。
这鸡蛋煮老了，你没掌握好火候。
zhè jī dàn zhǔ lǎo le ， nǐ méi zhǎng wò hǎo huǒ hòu ． This egg is hard; you didn't time it properly.
character, dialectal
very; quite
老早
老早
lǎo zǎo very early
他人老好了。
他人老好了。
tā rén lǎo hǎo le ． He is such a nice person! [colloquial, somewhat regional]
character
Used after the surname of an old person to address a venerable old person
王老
王老
wáng lǎo revered old Wang
character
old; aged; elderly
老樹
老树
lǎo shù old tree
老婦人
老妇人
lǎo fù rén old woman
人老了記憶力就差了。
人老了记忆力就差了。
rén lǎo le jì yì lì jiù chā le ． One's memory worsens when age increases.
character, euphemistic, of an elderly person
to die; to pass away (usually with 了 (le))
character, figuratively
experienced
老手
老手
lǎo shǒu an old hand
老兵
老兵
lǎo bīng veteran
character, endearing
Used before surnames to refer to heads or elder members of families.
老張馬上來了，我得趕緊收拾一下屋子。
老张马上来了，我得赶紧收拾一下屋子。
lǎo zhāng mǎ shàng lái le ， wǒ děi gǎn jǐn shōu shí yī xià wū zǐ ． Old Zhang is going to be here any minute. I need to hurry up and straighten the room up a bit.
character
the elderly; one's elders
敬老
敬老
jìng lǎo to respect the elderly
character, colloquial
Used before nouns, especially names of ethnicities, places and countries, to form nouns.
老外
老外
lǎo wài foreigner; (pejorative) layman, one who lacks knowledge of a subject
老美
老美
lǎo měi Yank
老表
老表
lǎo biǎo a friend (direct speech, may be intimate or offensive depending on provinces)
老毛子
老毛子
lǎo máo zi (pejorative) Russian person
老北京
老北京
lǎo běi jīng indigenous Beijing person
老山東
老山东
lǎo shān dōng indigenous Shandong person
老西兒
老西儿
lǎo xī r5 (affectionate) Shanxi person
老回回
老回回
lǎo huí huí Hui person (affectionate in some cases, pejorative in other cases, never neutral, depend on the region, speaker, listener situation and speaking mood)
如果你讲紧根本宇宙生物as a whole系消耗紧宇宙既有嘅资源库存， 当中有人贡献正数、有人食紧宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅系消灭宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔系用一个随机嘅方法去杀人。
如果你講緊根本宇宙生物as a whole係消耗緊宇宙既有嘅資源庫存， 當中有人貢獻正數、有人食緊宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅係消滅宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔係用一個隨機嘅方法去殺人。
yue:如果你講緊根本宇宙生物as a whole係消耗緊宇宙既有嘅資源庫存， 當中有人貢獻正數、有人食緊宇宙老本，Thanos要做嘅係消滅宇宙中食老本嘅人，而唔係用一個隨機嘅方法去殺人。