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outdated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
誌
zi3
sign
mark
to record
to write a footnote
a record
a journal
to memorize
a monument
to register
大
taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
飯店
faan6 dim3
restaurant
今次
gam1 ci3
this time
受到
sau6 dou3
receive
餐廳
caan1 teng1
restaurant
邀請
jiu1 cing2
invite
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