Stroke Order: 寂寞山城人老也

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Character: 老

Jyutping: lou5

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Strokes: 6

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Related Words with "老"

jat1
bun2
tung1
syu1
tai2
dou3
lou5

always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things

saam1
ciu4
jyun4
lou5

employee who worked under three transitions of management / minister who served three transitions of emperor in China's history

aa3
gaai1
lou5
gaai1

Argyle Street, a street in Kowloon, Hong Kong

jan4
lou5
zeng1
,gwai2
lou5
leng4

Literally: Elder human is wise, elder ghost is powerful – The grown up / seniors are wiser as they have lots of experienced and have gone through numerous challenges in lives which made them wiser.

jan4
lou5
zeng1
gwai2
lou5
leng4

The grown up / seniors might have thought things thoroughly because they have experienced lots in their lives

gam1
maan5
daa2
lou5
fu2

hello; how are you? (old slang)

zai2
sai3
lou5
po4
nyun6

one's child(ren) and wife are still young

ji2
lou5
maai6
lou5

one who has more experience or seniority look down on juniors with arrogance

zou6
lou5
can3

a newly-wed man / being conned or cheated

mou5
ngaa4
lou5
fu2

toothless tiger, something / someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite / strike, the government practicing a law

gu2
lou5
sap6
baat3
doi6

very old; ancient

gu2
lou5

(adjective) Outdated

gu2
lou5
dong3
si4
hing1

when old-fashioned becomes trendy again

gu2
lou5
sek6
saan1

an idiom to describe a person, who is very stubborn, very fixed in his or her own way to doing things and hardly listens to anyone else

hek3
lou5
bun2

live off one's past success

wo4
si6
lou5

a middleman who acts as a mediator or negotiator to try and resolve the issue(s) of others

hou2
lou5
pei4

not having a good temper

haang1
keoi4
lou5
syu2

rats / rodents from the gutter

daai6
lou5
gun1

famous actor / actress in Chinese opera

daai6
lou5

eldest brother; boss, big boss

daai6
lou5
saan1
seoi6
dou6

noun; Tate's Cairn Tunnel, a tunnel that connects Shatin and Diamond Hill in Hong Kong

daai6
lou5
je4

Great master, the eldest man in a big, rich family

taai3
lou5
je4

how servants address master's father

neoi5
wong4
lou5
ng5

single rich women (usually middle-aged)

cai1
ji4
lou5
siu2

the whole family

ceoi2
lou5
po4

verb; to marry one as wife

on1
lou5
jyun2

retirement or elderly homes

gaa1
jau5
jat1
lou5
jyu4
jau5
jat1
bou2

It's good to have an elderly at home, because they are wise with a lot of life experiences

diu2
nei5
lou5
mou2

a foul Cantonese sentence which is similar to the saying of "motherfucker" in English

nin4
siu3
lou5
sing4

physically young but mentally mature

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