老本 [－－]

Jyutping lou5 bun2
Pinyin lǎo běn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. capital
  2. assets
  3. savings
  4. nest egg
  5. (fig.) reputation
  6. laurels (to rest upon)
  7. old edition of a book
  8. (tree) trunk
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    積存​落​嘅​資​金​、​財產​，​以至​實力
    money, properties and even strengths that one has accumulated for a period of time
    • 移民之後揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
      移民之后揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
      ji4 man4 zi1 hau6 wan2 m4 dou2 je5 zou6, wai4 jau5 sik6 lou5 bun2 laa1.
      I couldn't find a job after immigration and had to live on savings.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    reputation; merit
  2. noun
    old edition of a book
  3. noun, of tree
    trunk
  4. noun
    capital; assets; savings
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    移民之后揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
    移民之後揾唔到嘢做，唯有食老本 啦。
    ji4 man4 zi1 hau6 wan2 m4 dou2 je5 zou6, wai4 jau5 sik6 lou5 bun2 laa1.
    • I couldn't find a job after immigration and had to live on savings.
  2. Cantonese
    佢转过几次行，都系做唔嚟，最后都做返老本行。
    佢轉過幾次行，都係做唔嚟，最後都做返老本行。
    keoi5 zyun3 gwo3 gei2 ci3 hong4, dou1 hai6 zou6 m4 lai4, zeoi3 hau6 dou1 zou6 faan1 lou5 bun2 hong4.
    • He switched jobs a few times, but never got the hang of any of them, so he went back to his old job.
  3. Cantonese
    哗，套电影又食老本开新一集呀？睇到闷啦都。
    嘩，套電影又食老本開新一集呀？睇到悶啦都。
    waa3, tou3 din6 jing2 jau6 sik6 lou5 bun2 hoi1 san1 jat1 zaap6 aa4? tai2 dou3 mun6 laa1 dou1.
    • Woah, sitting on its laurels, yet another series of that movie is producing; I'm getting bored with that.
  4. Cantonese
    我啲英文由中三开始一路冇进步过，一路都系靠食老本㗎咋。
    我啲英文由中三開始一路冇進步過，一路都係靠食老本㗎咋。
    ngo5 di1 jing1 man2 jau4 zung1 saam1 hoi1 ci2 jat1 lou6 dou1 mou5 zeon3 bou6 gwo3, jat1 lou6 dou1 hai6 kaau3 sik6 lou5 bun2 gaa3 zaa3.
    • I haven't improved my English level since I was in secondary three; I have been just relying on my English that I learnt many years ago.
  5. Cantonese
    大把老本咬过世
    大把老本咬過世
    daai6 baa2 lou2 bun2 ngaau5 gwo3 sai3
    • huge savings to live on for the rest of one's life
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    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。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    老本行
    老本行
    lǎo běn háng
    • original profession
  2. Mandarin
    但她不吃老本，早已有了未来的宏伟计划。
    但她不吃老本，早已有了未來的宏偉計劃。
    dàn tā bù chī lǎo běn ， zǎo yǐ yǒu le wèi lái de hóng wěi jì huà ．
    • Instead of coasting on her success, she already has big plans for the future.
  3. Mandarin
    他失业后尽吃老本。
    他失業後盡吃老本。
    tā shī yè hòu jìn chī lǎo běn ．
    • After he lost his job, he had to use up all his savings.