老豆老母 [－－－－]

Jyutping lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2
Pinyin lǎo dòu lǎo mǔ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. parent
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢已经成三廿几岁人，但系都仲要问佢老豆老母攞钱。
    佢已經成三廿幾歲人，但係都仲要問佢老豆老母攞錢。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 sing4 saam1 jaa6 gei2 seoi3 jan4 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 zung6 jiu3 man6 keoi5 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 lo2 cin2 。
    • He's over 30 but still financially dependent on his parents.
  2. Cantonese
    条友成日都问老豆老母攞钱。
    條友成日都問老豆老母攞錢。
    tiu4 jau5 sing4 jat6 dou1 man6 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 lo2 cin2 。
    • That guy is always asking his parents for money.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个细路好惨㗎，一出世就俾佢老豆老母抌低喺孤儿院门口。
    個細路好慘㗎，一出世就俾佢老豆老母抌低喺孤兒院門口。
    go3 sai3 lou6 hou2 caam2 gaa3, jat1 ceot1 sai3 zau6 bei2 keoi5 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 dam2 dai1 hai2 gu1 ji4 jyun2 mun4 hau2.
    • That child has lived a very miserable life. Once he was born, his parents abandoned him right by the gate of the orphanage.
  2. Cantonese
    阿松话要离开老豆老母出去闯荡，结果两日就俾人擡返嚟。
    阿松話要離開老豆老母出去闖蕩，結果兩日就俾人抬返嚟。
    aa3 cung4 waa6 jiu3 lei4 hoi1 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 ceot1 heoi3 cong2 dong6，git3 gwo2 loeng5 jat6 zau6 bei2 jan4 toi4 faan1 lai4。
    • A-chung said he'd leave his parents and go explore the world on his own. The result? He got carried back after two days.
  3. Cantonese
    我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
    我老豆老母都唔喺香港，有咩嘢都要食自己。
    ngo5 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 dou1 m4 hai2 hoeng1 gong2, jau5 me1 je5 dou1 jiu3 sik6 zi6 gei2.
    • My dad and my mum are not in Hong Kong. I need to fend for myself no matter what happens.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你咁大个人仲要老豆老母养，你丑唔丑㗎？
    你咁大个人仲要老豆老母养，你丑唔丑㗎？
    nei5 gam3 daai6 go3 jan4 zung6 jiu3 lou5 dau6 lou5 mou2 joeng5, nei5 cau2 m4 cau2 gaa3?
    • You are this old and yet still mooching off your parents. Don't you feel ashamed?