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outdated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
黃瓜
wong4 gwa1
cucumber
赤小豆
cek3 siu2 dau2
adzuki bean
豬
zyu1
hog
pig
swine M: 口kǒu [口]
头tóu [头]
a virgin
骨
gwat1
bone
personality
moral character
skeleton
corpse
frame
framework
quarter
hurdle
massage parlour
flower bud
to roll
to move
a door
湯
tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
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