Jyutping: lou5
Radical: 老
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always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things
employee who worked under three transitions of management / minister who served three transitions of emperor in China's history
Argyle Street, a street in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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.
The grown up / seniors might have thought things thoroughly because they have experienced lots in their lives
hello; how are you? (old slang)
one's child(ren) and wife are still young
one who has more experience or seniority look down on juniors with arrogance
a newly-wed man / being conned or cheated
toothless tiger, something / someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite / strike, the government practicing a law
very old; ancient
(adjective) Outdated
when old-fashioned becomes trendy again
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
live off one's past success
a middleman who acts as a mediator or negotiator to try and resolve the issue(s) of others
not having a good temper
rats / rodents from the gutter
famous actor / actress in Chinese opera
eldest brother; boss, big boss
noun; Tate's Cairn Tunnel, a tunnel that connects Shatin and Diamond Hill in Hong Kong
Great master, the eldest man in a big, rich family
how servants address master's father
single rich women (usually middle-aged)
the whole family
verb; to marry one as wife
retirement or elderly homes
It's good to have an elderly at home, because they are wise with a lot of life experiences
a foul Cantonese sentence which is similar to the saying of "motherfucker" in English
physically young but mentally mature
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