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outdated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
而
nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
入面
jap6 min6
inside
比較
bei2 gaau3
compare
乾
kin4
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname
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