| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 老 | 老 | lǎo | - 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- old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 二老 | 二老 | èrlǎo | - mother and father - parents |
| 偕老 | 偕老 | xiélǎo | - to grow old together |
| 元老 | 元老 | yuánlǎo | - grandee - old leadership - chief figure (in a gerontocracy) |
| 八老 | 八老 | Bālǎo | - "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] |
| 古老 | 古老 | gǔlǎo | - ancient - old - age-old |
| 啃老 | 啃老 | kěnlǎo | - (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood |
| 垂老 | 垂老 | chuílǎo | - approaching old age |
| 孤老 | 孤老 | gūlǎo | - solitary old man or woman - regular patron (at brothels) |
| 家老 | 家老 | jiālǎo | - (old) a senior in one's household |
| 尊老 | 尊老 | zūnlǎo | - respect the aged |
| 年老 | 年老 | niánlǎo | - aged |
| 敬老 | 敬老 | jìnglǎo | - respect for the aged |
| 月老 | 月老 | yuèlǎo | - matchmaker - go-between - same as 月下老人[yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2] |
| 服老 | 服老 | fúlǎo | - to admit to one's advancing years - to acquiesce to old age |
| 法老 | 法老 | fǎlǎo | - pharaoh (loanword) |
| 父老 | 父老 | fùlǎo | - elders |
| 终老 | 終老 | zhōnglǎo | - to spend one's last years |
| 老丈 | 老丈 | lǎozhàng | - (formal) Sir - CL:位[wei4] |
| 老幺 | 老么 | lǎoyāo | - youngest |
| 老二 | 老二 | lǎoèr | - the second child or brother (or sister) - (slang) penis |
| 老人 | 老人 | lǎorén | - old man or woman - the elderly - one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 老伯 | 老伯 | lǎobó | - uncle (polite form of address for older male) |
| 老伴 | 老伴 | lǎobàn | - (of an elderly couple) husband or wife |
| 老兄 | 老兄 | lǎoxiōng | - 'old chap' (form of address between male friends) |
| 老儿 | 老兒 | lǎoér | - father - husband - old man |
| 老公 | 老公 | lǎogōng | - (coll.) husband |
| 老公 | 老公 | lǎogong | - (coll.) eunuch - see also 老公[lao3 gong1] |
| 老兵 | 老兵 | lǎobīng | - veteran |
| 老到 | 老到 | lǎodao | - experienced and careful |
| 老化 | 老化 | lǎohuà | - to age (of person or object) - becoming old |
| 老千 | 老千 | lǎoqiān | - cheat - swindler (in gambling) |
| 老友 | 老友 | lǎoyǒu | - old friend - sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) |
| 老叟 | 老叟 | lǎosǒu | - old man |
| 老君 | 老君 | Lǎojūn | - Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism - the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi |
| 老城 | 老城 | lǎochéng | - old town |
| 老境 | 老境 | lǎojìng | - advanced years - old age |
| 老墨 | 老墨 | LǎoMò | - (coll.) a Mexican |
| 老外 | 老外 | lǎowài | - (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) - layman - amateur |
| 老大 | 老大 | lǎodà | - old age - very - eldest child in a family - leader of a group - boss - captain of a boat - leader of a criminal gang |
| 老天 | 老天 | lǎotiān | - God - Heavens |
| 老太 | 老太 | lǎotài | - old lady |
| 老套 | 老套 | lǎotào | - old things - old ways (pejorative) |
| 老姥 | 老姥 | lǎomǔ | - old lady (term of modesty) |
| 老娘 | 老娘 | lǎoniáng | - my old mother - I, this old woman - my old lady (colloquial) - maternal grandmother - midwife |
| 老婆 | 老婆 | lǎopó | - (coll.) wife |
| 老妈 | 老媽 | lǎomā | - mother - mom |
| 老妪 | 老嫗 | lǎoyù | - old woman (formal writing) |
| 老子 | 老子 | Lǎozǐ | - Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism - the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi |
| 老子 | 老子 | lǎozi | - father - daddy - "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) - I (used arrogantly or jocularly) |
| 老客 | 老客 | lǎokè | - peddler - old or regular customer |
| 老家 | 老家 | lǎojiā | - native place - place of origin - home state or region |
| 老实 | 老實 | lǎoshi | - honest - sincere - open and guileless - naive |
| 老将 | 老將 | lǎojiàng | - lit. old general - commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess - fig. old-timer - veteran |
| 老少 | 老少 | lǎoshào | - the old and the young |
| 老师 | 老師 | lǎoshī | - teacher - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 老年 | 老年 | lǎonián | - elderly - old age - autumn of one's years |
| 老式 | 老式 | lǎoshì | - old-fashioned - old type - outdated |
| 老弟 | 老弟 | lǎodì | - (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy - old pal |
| 老态 | 老態 | lǎotài | - elderly, as in movement or bearing |
| 老成 | 老成 | lǎochéng | - mature - experienced - sophisticated |
| 老手 | 老手 | lǎoshǒu | - experienced person - an old hand at sth |
| 老抽 | 老抽 | lǎochōu | - dark soy sauce |
| 老拙 | 老拙 | lǎozhuō | - old fart (usually in self reference) - geezer |
| 老挝 | 老撾 | Lǎowō | - Laos |
| 老早 | 老早 | lǎozǎo | - a long time ago |
| 老是 | 老是 | lǎoshi | - always |
| 老本 | 老本 | lǎoběn | - capital - assets - savings - nest egg - (fig.) reputation - laurels (to rest upon) - old edition of a book - (tree) trunk |
| 老歌 | 老歌 | lǎogē | - oldie (song) |
| 老汉 | 老漢 | lǎohàn | - old man - I (an old man referring to himself) |
| 老父 | 老父 | lǎofù | - father - old man - venerable sir |
| 老爸 | 老爸 | lǎobà | - father - dad |
| 老爹 | 老爹 | lǎodiē | - (dialect) father - old man - sir |
| 老爷 | 老爺 | lǎoye | - (respectful) lord - master - (coll.) maternal grandfather |
| 老牌 | 老牌 | lǎopái | - old, well-known brand - old style - old school - an old hand - experienced veteran |
| 老生 | 老生 | lǎoshēng | - venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) |
| 老粗 | 老粗 | lǎocū | - uneducated person - yokel - boor - roughneck |
| 老练 | 老練 | lǎoliàn | - seasoned - experienced |
| 老总 | 老總 | lǎozǒng | - boss - executive |
| 老茧 | 老繭 | lǎojiǎn | - callus (patch or hardened skin) - corns (on feet) - also 老趼 |
| 老美 | 老美 | LǎoMěi | - (coll.) an American - person from the United States |
| 老翁 | 老翁 | lǎowēng | - old man |
| 老老 | 老老 | lǎolao | - maternal grandmother - same as 姥姥 |
| 老耄 | 老耄 | lǎomào | - dim sight of the aged - doddering - senile |
| 老者 | 老者 | lǎozhě | - old man - elderly man |
| 老聃 | 老聃 | LǎoDān | - another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
| 老脸 | 老臉 | lǎoliǎn | - self-respect of old person - face - thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) - brazen |
| 老旧 | 老舊 | lǎojiù | - outmoded - old-fashioned |
| 老舍 | 老舍 | LǎoShě | - Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist |
| 老花 | 老花 | lǎohuā | - presbyopia |
| 老庄 | 老莊 | LǎoZhuāng | - Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism |
| 老虎 | 老虎 | lǎohǔ | - tiger - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 老街 | 老街 | Lǎojiē | - Lao Cai, Vietnam - Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar) |
| 老视 | 老視 | lǎoshì | - presbyopia |
| 老谱 | 老譜 | lǎopǔ | - old ways - old habit |
| 老账 | 老賬 | lǎozhàng | - lit. old account - old debt - fig. old scores to settle - old quarrels - old grudge |
| 老趼 | 老趼 | lǎojiǎn | - callus (patch or hardened skin) - corns (on feet) |
| 老路 | 老路 | lǎolù | - old road - familiar way - beaten track - conventional behavior |
| 老辣 | 老辣 | lǎolà | - shrewd and ruthless - efficient and unscrupulous |
| 老远 | 老遠 | lǎoyuǎn | - very far away |
| 老迈 | 老邁 | lǎomài | - aged - senile |
| 老边 | 老邊 | Lǎobiān | - Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning |
| 老乡 | 老鄉 | lǎoxiāng | - fellow townsman - fellow villager - sb from the same hometown |
| 老酒 | 老酒 | lǎojiǔ | - wine, esp. Shaoxing wine |
| 老板 | 老闆 | Lǎobǎn | - Robam (brand) |
| 老板 | 老闆 | lǎobǎn | - boss - business proprietor - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 老头 | 老頭 | lǎotóu | - old fellow - old man - father - husband |
| 老饕 | 老饕 | lǎotāo | - glutton |
| 老骥 | 老驥 | lǎojì | - old thoroughbred - fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 老鸟 | 老鳥 | lǎoniǎo | - old hand - veteran |
| 老鸨 | 老鴇 | lǎobǎo | - female brothel keeper |
| 老鸹 | 老鴰 | lǎoguā | - a crow |
| 老雕 | 老鵰 | lǎodiāo | - vulture |
| 老鹰 | 老鷹 | lǎoyīng | - (coll.) eagle - hawk - any similar bird of prey |
| 老黑 | 老黑 | lǎohēi | - (coll.) black person |
| 老鼠 | 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ | - rat - mouse - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 老龄 | 老齡 | lǎolíng | - old age - aging - aged - geriatric - the aged |
| 庄老 | 莊老 | ZhuāngLǎo | - Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters |
| 苍老 | 蒼老 | cānglǎo | - old - aged - (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous - forceful |
| 衰老 | 衰老 | shuāilǎo | - to age - to deteriorate with age - old and weak |
| 赤老 | 赤老 | chìlǎo | - variant of 赤佬[chi4 lao3] |
| 遗老 | 遺老 | yílǎo | - old fogy - adherent of previous dynasty |
| 长老 | 長老 | zhǎnglǎo | - elder - term of respect for a Buddhist monk |
| 阎老 | 閻老 | Yánlǎo | - Yama |
| 阔老 | 闊老 | kuòlǎo | - variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3] |
| 颓老 | 頹老 | tuílǎo | - old and decrepit - senile |
| 显老 | 顯老 | xiǎnlǎo | - to look old |
| 养老 | 養老 | yǎnglǎo | - to provide for the elderly (family members) - to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 中老年 | 中老年 | zhōnglǎonián | - middle and old age |
| 元老院 | 元老院 | yuánlǎoyuàn | - upper house - senate - senior statesmen's assembly |
| 出老千 | 出老千 | chūlǎoqiān | - to cheat (in gambling) |
| 哥老会 | 哥老會 | Gēlǎohuì | - late-Qing underground resistance movement against the Qing dynasty |
| 唐老鸭 | 唐老鴨 | TángLǎoyā | - Donald Duck |
| 啃老族 | 啃老族 | kěnlǎozú | - (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents |
| 回老家 | 回老家 | huílǎojiā | - to go back to one's roots - to return to one's native place - by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) |
| 土老帽 | 土老帽 | tǔlǎomào | - hillbilly - yokel - redneck - bumpkin |
| 大老婆 | 大老婆 | dàlǎopó | - primary wife |
| 大老粗 | 大老粗 | dàlǎocū | - uncooth fellow - rustic |
| 大老远 | 大老遠 | dàlǎoyuǎn | - very far away |
| 天老儿 | 天老兒 | tiānlǎor | - albino (human) |
| 天老爷 | 天老爺 | tiānlǎoye | - see 老天爺|老天爷[lao3 tian1 ye2] |
| 官老爷 | 官老爺 | guānlǎoye | - nickname for official |
| 小老婆 | 小老婆 | xiǎolǎopó | - concubine - junior wife - mistress |
| 怕老婆 | 怕老婆 | pàlǎopó | - henpecked - to be under one's wife's thumb |
| 托老所 | 托老所 | tuōlǎosuǒ | - senior center |
| 敬老席 | 敬老席 | jìnglǎoxí | - priority seating for the aged (on buses etc) |
| 敬老院 | 敬老院 | jìnglǎoyuàn | - home of respect for aged - nursing home |
| 早老素 | 早老素 | zǎolǎosù | - presenilins |
| 母老虎 | 母老虎 | mǔlǎohǔ | - tigress - (fig.) fierce woman - vixen |
| 水老鸦 | 水老鴉 | shuǐlǎoyā | - common name for cormorant |
| 王老五 | 王老五 | wánglǎowǔ | - lit. fifth child of the Wangs - bachelor |
| 王老吉 | 王老吉 | Wánglǎojí | - Wanglaoji (beverage brand) |
| 百老汇 | 百老匯 | Bǎilǎohuì | - Broadway (New York City) |
| 秋老虎 | 秋老虎 | qiūlǎohǔ | - hot spell during autumn - Indian summer |
| 算老几 | 算老幾 | suànlǎojǐ | - (coll.) (I, you etc) have what status - who am I (you etc) |
| 米老鼠 | 米老鼠 | MǐLǎoshǔ | - Mickey Mouse |
| 纸老虎 | 紙老虎 | zhǐlǎohǔ | - paper tiger |
| 翻老账 | 翻老賬 | fānlǎozhàng | - to turn over old accounts - fig. to revive old quarrels - to reopen old wounds |
| 老一套 | 老一套 | lǎoyītào | - the same old stuff |
| 老一辈 | 老一輩 | lǎoyībèi | - previous generation - older generation |
| 老三篇 | 老三篇 | lǎosānpiān | - Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established |
| 老不死 | 老不死 | lǎobùsǐ | - (derog.) old but still alive - old fart - old bastard |
| 老人家 | 老人家 | lǎorénjiā | - polite term for old woman or man |
| 老人院 | 老人院 | lǎorényuàn | - nursing home - old people's home |
| 老伯伯 | 老伯伯 | lǎobóbo | - grandpa (polite form of address for old man) |
| 老伴儿 | 老伴兒 | lǎobànr | - erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4] |
| 老佛爷 | 老佛爺 | Lǎofóyé | - title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father - nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] |
| 老来俏 | 老來俏 | lǎoláiqiào | - old person who dresses up as teenager - mutton dressed as lamb |
| 老来少 | 老來少 | lǎoláishào | - old but young at heart |
| 老公公 | 老公公 | lǎogōnggong | - old man - husband's father - father-in-law - court eunuch |
| 老化酶 | 老化酶 | lǎohuàméi | - aged enzyme |
| 老半天 | 老半天 | lǎobàntiān | - (coll.) a long time |
| 老古板 | 老古板 | lǎogǔbǎn | - overly conservative - old-fashioned - old fogey - a square |
| 老城区 | 老城區 | Lǎochéngqū | - Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 shi4], Henan |
| 老城区 | 老城區 | lǎochéngqū | - old city district - historical center |
| 老大哥 | 老大哥 | lǎodàgē | - big brother |
| 老大娘 | 老大娘 | lǎodàniáng | - old lady - Madam (polite address) - CL:位[wei4] |
| 老大妈 | 老大媽 | lǎodàmā | - "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman) - CL:位[wei4] |
| 老大爷 | 老大爺 | lǎodàyé | - uncle - grandpa - CL:位[wei4] |
| 老天爷 | 老天爺 | lǎotiānyé | - God - Heavens |
| 老太公 | 老太公 | lǎotàigōng | - aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term) |
| 老太太 | 老太太 | lǎotàitai | - elderly lady (respectful) - esteemed mother - CL:位[wei4] |
| 老太婆 | 老太婆 | lǎotàipó | - old woman (at times contemptuous) |
| 老太爷 | 老太爺 | lǎotàiyé | - elderly gentleman (respectful) - esteemed father |
| 老套子 | 老套子 | lǎotàozi | - old methods - old habits |
| 老奶奶 | 老奶奶 | lǎonǎinai | - (coll.) father's father's mother - paternal great-grandmother - respectful form of address for an old woman |
| 老好人 | 老好人 | lǎohǎorén | - one who tries never to offend anybody |
| 老妇人 | 老婦人 | lǎofùrén | - old lady (term of modesty) |
| 老妈子 | 老媽子 | lǎomāzi | - older female servant - amah |
| 老字号 | 老字號 | lǎozìhào | - shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 老客儿 | 老客兒 | lǎokèr | - erhua variant of 老客[lao3 ke4] |
| 老家贼 | 老家賊 | lǎojiāzéi | - (dialect) sparrow |
| 老实说 | 老實說 | lǎoshíshuō | - honestly speaking - to be frank, ... |
| 老帽儿 | 老帽兒 | lǎomàor | - (dialect) country bumpkin - a hick |
| 老年人 | 老年人 | lǎoniánrén | - old people - the elderly |
| 老年期 | 老年期 | lǎoniánqī | - old age |
| 老掉牙 | 老掉牙 | lǎodiàoyá | - very old - obsolete - out of date |
| 老朋友 | 老朋友 | lǎopéngyou | - old friend - (slang) period - menstruation |
| 老东西 | 老東西 | lǎodōngxi | - (derog.) old fool - old bastard |
| 老板娘 | 老板娘 | lǎobǎnniáng | - female proprietor - lady boss - boss's wife |
| 老框框 | 老框框 | lǎokuàngkuàng | - rigid conventions - reactionary framework |
| 老样子 | 老樣子 | lǎoyàngzi | - old situation - things as they were |
| 老毛子 | 老毛子 | lǎomáozi | - Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.) |
| 老毛病 | 老毛病 | lǎomáobìng | - chronic illness - old weakness - chronic problem |
| 老河口 | 老河口 | Lǎohékǒu | - Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei |
| 老油子 | 老油子 | lǎoyóuzi | - (coll.) wily old fox - crafty fellow |
| 老油条 | 老油條 | lǎoyóutiáo | - old fox - slick customer |
| 老乌恰 | 老烏恰 | Lǎowūqià | - same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang |
| 老烟枪 | 老煙槍 | lǎoyānqiāng | - heavy smoker - chain smoker - life-long smoker |
| 老烟鬼 | 老煙鬼 | lǎoyānguǐ | - heavy smoker - chain smoker |
| 老爷子 | 老爺子 | lǎoyézi | - my (you etc) old father - polite appellation for an elderly male |
| 老爷岭 | 老爺嶺 | Lǎoyelǐng | - Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok |
| 老爷爷 | 老爺爺 | lǎoyéye | - (coll.) father's father's father - paternal great-grandfather |
| 老爷车 | 老爺車 | lǎoyechē | - classic car |
| 老狐狸 | 老狐狸 | lǎohúli | - old fox - fig. cunning person |
| 老玉米 | 老玉米 | lǎoyùmi | - (dialect) corn |
| 老百姓 | 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | - ordinary people - the "person in the street" - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 老皇历 | 老皇曆 | lǎohuánglì | - lit. last year's calendar (almanac) - fig. ancient history - obsolete practice - old-fashioned principle |
| 老糊涂 | 老糊塗 | lǎohútu | - dotard |
| 老花眼 | 老花眼 | lǎohuāyǎn | - presbyopia |
| 老花镜 | 老花鏡 | lǎohuājìng | - presbyopic glasses |
| 老着脸 | 老著臉 | lǎozheliǎn | - shamelessly |
| 老虎机 | 老虎機 | lǎohǔjī | - slot machine |
| 老虎灶 | 老虎灶 | lǎohǔzào | - old-style large kitchen stove |
| 老虎菜 | 老虎菜 | lǎohǔcài | - "Tiger Vegetable Salad," Northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek |
| 老虎钳 | 老虎鉗 | lǎohǔqián | - vise - pincer pliers |
| 老处女 | 老處女 | lǎochǔnǚ | - unmarried old woman - spinster |
| 老视眼 | 老視眼 | lǎoshìyǎn | - presbyopia |
| 老资格 | 老資格 | lǎozīgé | - veteran |
| 老边区 | 老邊區 | Lǎobiānqū | - Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning |
| 老头儿 | 老頭兒 | lǎotóur | - old man (often impolite) - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 老头子 | 老頭子 | lǎotóuzi | - old fogey - old codger - my old man |
| 老头乐 | 老頭樂 | lǎotóulè | - backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) - (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc) |
| 老骨头 | 老骨頭 | lǎogǔtou | - weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently) |
| 老鼠洞 | 老鼠洞 | lǎoshǔdòng | - mouse hole |
| 老鼻子 | 老鼻子 | lǎobízi | - many |
| 老龄化 | 老齡化 | lǎolínghuà | - aging (population) |
| 臭老九 | 臭老九 | chòulǎojiǔ | - stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution) |
| 船老大 | 船老大 | chuánlǎodà | - coxswain - steersman - boatswain (bo'sun) |
| 护老者 | 護老者 | hùlǎozhě | - carer of elderly persons - aged care worker |
| 长老会 | 長老會 | Zhǎnglǎohuì | - Presbyterianism |
| 养老金 | 養老金 | yǎnglǎojīn | - pension |
| 养老院 | 養老院 | yǎnglǎoyuàn | - nursing home |
| 七旬老人 | 七旬老人 | qīxúnlǎorén | - septuagenarian |
| 七老八十 | 七老八十 | qīlǎobāshí | - in one's seventies (age) - very old (of people) |
| 中老年人 | 中老年人 | zhōnglǎoniánrén | - middle-aged and elderly people |
| 九旬老人 | 九旬老人 | jiǔxúnlǎorén | - nonagenarian |
| 人老珠黄 | 人老珠黃 | rénlǎozhūhuáng | - (of a woman) old and faded |
| 八大元老 | 八大元老 | BāDàYuánlǎo | - "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] - abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3] |
| 半老徐娘 | 半老徐娘 | bànlǎoXúniáng | - middle-aged but still attractive woman - lady of a certain age |
| 地老天荒 | 地老天荒 | dìlǎotiānhuāng | - see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3] |
| 天荒地老 | 天荒地老 | tiānhuāngdìlǎo | - until the end of time (idiom) |
| 宝刀不老 | 寶刀不老 | bǎodāobùlǎo | - lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) - fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever - the old man still has it |
| 宝刀未老 | 寶刀未老 | bǎodāowèilǎo | - treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous |
| 尊老爱幼 | 尊老愛幼 | zūnlǎoàiyòu | - respect the old and cherish the young |
| 少年老成 | 少年老成 | shàoniánlǎochéng | - accomplished though young - lacking youthful vigor |
| 年老力衰 | 年老力衰 | niánlǎolìshuāi | - old and weak (idiom) |
| 年老体弱 | 年老體弱 | niánlǎotǐruò | - old and weak (idiom) |
| 徐娘半老 | 徐娘半老 | Xúniángbànlǎo | - middle-aged but still attractive woman - lady of a certain age |
| 扶老携幼 | 扶老攜幼 | fúlǎoxiéyòu | - taking everyone along, young and old - to look after the elderly and the young |
| 敬老尊贤 | 敬老尊賢 | jìnglǎozūnxián | - to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good |
| 月下老人 | 月下老人 | yuèxiàlǎorén | - minor divinity concerned with marriage - matchmaker - go-between |
| 木讷老人 | 木訥老人 | mùnèlǎorén | - ungraduated ruler - straight edge |
| 未老先衰 | 未老先衰 | wèilǎoxiānshuāi | - to age prematurely |
| 棉兰老岛 | 棉蘭老島 | MiánlánlǎoDǎo | - Mindanao (island in the Philippines) |
| 波澜老成 | 波瀾老成 | bōlánlǎochéng | - splendid and powerful (of story) - majestic - awesome |
| 狗逮老鼠 | 狗逮老鼠 | gǒudàilǎoshǔ | - lit. a dog who catches mice - to be meddlesome (idiom) |
| 生老病死 | 生老病死 | shēnglǎobìngsǐ | - lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die - fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality) |
| 男女老少 | 男女老少 | nánnǚlǎoshào | - men, women, young and old - all kinds of people - people of all ages - each and everyone |
| 男女老幼 | 男女老幼 | nánnǚlǎoyòu | - men, women, young and old - everybody |
| 白头偕老 | 白頭偕老 | báitóuxiélǎo | - (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss - until death do us part |
| 白头到老 | 白頭到老 | báitóudàolǎo | - (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss - until death do us part |
| 百岁老人 | 百歲老人 | bǎisuìlǎorén | - centenarian |
| 空心老大 | 空心老大 | kōngxīnlǎodà | - pretentious and vacuous person |
| 米奇老鼠 | 米奇老鼠 | MǐqíLǎoshǔ | - Mickey Mouse |
| 老两口儿 | 老兩口兒 | lǎoliǎngkǒur | - an old married couple |
| 老奸巨滑 | 老奸巨滑 | lǎojiānjùhuá | - variant of 老奸巨猾[lao3 jian1 ju4 hua2] |
| 老奸巨猾 | 老奸巨猾 | lǎojiānjùhuá | - cunning - crafty - wily old fox |
| 老实巴交 | 老實巴交 | lǎoshibājiāo | - (coll.) docile - well-behaved - biddable |
| 老少咸宜 | 老少咸宜 | lǎoshàoxiányí | - suitable for young and old |
| 老少无欺 | 老少無欺 | lǎoshàowúqī | - cheating neither old nor young - treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously - Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. |
| 老少皆宜 | 老少皆宜 | lǎoshàojiēyí | - suitable for both the young and the old |
| 老年痴呆 | 老年痴獃 | lǎoniánchīdāi | - senile dementia - Alzheimer's disease |
| 老态龙钟 | 老態龍鍾 | lǎotàilóngzhōng | - doddering - senile |
| 老成持重 | 老成持重 | lǎochéngchízhòng | - old and wise - experienced and knowledgeable |
| 老于世故 | 老於世故 | lǎoyúshìgù | - experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise - sophisticated |
| 老残游记 | 老殘遊記 | LǎoCánYóujì | - The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4], classified as novel of denunciation |
| 老气横秋 | 老氣橫秋 | lǎoqìhéngqiū | - old and decrepit - proud of one's age and experience (idiom) |
| 老河口市 | 老河口市 | Lǎohékǒushì | - Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei |
| 老牛破车 | 老牛破車 | lǎoniúpòchē | - lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) - fig. slow and inefficient |
| 老牛舐犊 | 老牛舐犢 | lǎoniúshìdú | - lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) - fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children |
| 老当益壮 | 老當益壯 | lǎodāngyìzhuàng | - old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years |
| 老眼昏花 | 老眼昏花 | lǎoyǎnhūnhuā | - blurred vision of an old person (idiom) |
| 老神在在 | 老神在在 | lǎoshénzàizài | - calm and easy-going (Taiwanese) |
| 老羞成怒 | 老羞成怒 | lǎoxiūchéngnù | - see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4] |
| 老虎伍兹 | 老虎伍茲 | LǎohǔWǔzī | - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer |
| 老蚌生珠 | 老蚌生珠 | lǎobàngshēngzhū | - lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom) - fig. birthing a son at an advanced age |
| 老调重弹 | 老調重彈 | lǎodiàochóngtán | - to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal |
| 老谋深算 | 老謀深算 | lǎomóushēnsuàn | - rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect |
| 老马嘶风 | 老馬嘶風 | lǎomǎsīfēng | - old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 老马恋栈 | 老馬戀棧 | lǎomǎliànzhàn | - lit. the old horse loves his stable - fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom) |
| 老马识途 | 老馬識途 | lǎomǎshítú | - an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do - an old hand knows the ropes |
| 老骥伏枥 | 老驥伏櫪 | lǎojìfúlì | - lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 老骥嘶风 | 老驥嘶風 | lǎojìsīfēng | - old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 老鹰星云 | 老鷹星雲 | Lǎoyīngxīngyún | - Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16 |
| 老鼠尾巴 | 老鼠尾巴 | lǎoshǔwěiba | - lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature |
| 圣诞老人 | 聖誕老人 | ShèngdànLǎorén | - Father Christmas - Santa Claus |
| 识途老马 | 識途老馬 | shítúlǎomǎ | - lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague |
| 猫哭老鼠 | 貓哭老鼠 | māokūlǎoshǔ | - the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence - crocodile tears |
| 返老还童 | 返老還童 | fǎnlǎohuántóng | - to recover one's youthful vigor - to feel rejuvenated (idiom) |
| 长生不老 | 長生不老 | chángshēngbùlǎo | - immortality |
| 饱以老拳 | 飽以老拳 | bǎoyǐlǎoquán | - to thump repeatedly with one's fist |
| 养儿防老 | 養兒防老 | yǎngérfánglǎo | - (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age |
| 养老保险 | 養老保險 | yǎnglǎobǎoxiǎn | - old-age insurance |
| 养老送终 | 養老送終 | yǎnglǎosòngzhōng | - to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die |
| 龙头老大 | 龍頭老大 | lóngtóulǎodà | - big boss - leader of a group - dominant (position) |
| 以老大自居 | 以老大自居 | yǐlǎodàzìjū | - regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status |
| 兜老底兜鍪 | 兜老底兜鍪 | dōulǎodǐdōumóu | - helmet (archaic) |
| 吃角子老虎 | 吃角子老虎 | chījiǎozilǎohu | - slot machine |
| 普通老百姓 | 普通老百姓 | pǔtōnglǎobǎixìng | - common people - average people - hoi polloi |
| 空心大老官 | 空心大老官 | kōngxīndàlǎoguān | - fake important personage - sham |
| 老大徒伤悲 | 老大徒傷悲 | lǎodàtúshāngbēi | - vain regrets of old age (idiom) |
| 老年痴呆症 | 老年痴獃症 | lǎoniánchīdāizhèng | - senile dementia - Alzheimer's disease |
| 老牛吃嫩草 | 老牛吃嫩草 | lǎoniúchīnèncǎo | - lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom) - fig. a May-December relationship - a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman |
| 老牛拉破车 | 老牛拉破車 | lǎoniúlāpòchē | - see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1] |
| 钻石王老五 | 鑽石王老五 | zuànshíwánglǎowǔ | - highly eligible bachelor - desirable male partner |
| 青天大老爷 | 青天大老爺 | qīngtiāndàlǎoye | - (coll.) just and incorruptible official |
| 上有老下有小 | 上有老下有小 | shàngyǒulǎoxiàyǒuxiǎo | - lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom) - fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children - sandwich generation |
| 老山自行车馆 | 老山自行車館 | LǎoshānZìxíngchēguǎn | - Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue |
| 老年性痴呆症 | 老年性痴獃症 | lǎoniánxìngchīdāizhèng | - senile dementia |
| 姜还是老的辣 | 薑還是老的辣 | jiāngháishìlǎodelà | - lit. old ginger is hotter than young ginger - experience counts (idiom) |
| 养老金双轨制 | 養老金雙軌制 | yǎnglǎojīnshuāngguǐzhì | - dual pension scheme (PRC) |
| 活到老，学到老 | 活到老，學到老 | huódàolǎo,xuédàolǎo | - One is never too old to learn. (idiom) |
| 老婆孩子热炕头 | 老婆孩子熱炕頭 | lǎopóháizirèkàngtou | - wife kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life - longa est vita si plena est - la dolce vita |
| 老吾老，以及人之老 | 老吾老，以及人之老 | lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo | - to honor old people as we do our own aged parents |
| 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸 | 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇 | LǎoWángmàiguā,zìmàizìkuā | - every potter praises his own pot (idiom) - all one's geese are swans |
| 老骥伏枥，志在千里 | 老驥伏櫪，志在千里 | lǎojìfúlì,zhìzàiqiānlǐ | - lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations |
| 老鼠拉龟，无从下手 | 老鼠拉龜，無從下手 | lǎoshǔlāguī,wúcóngxiàshǒu | - like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) - no clue where to start |
| 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 | yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu | - lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) - fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch |
| 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 | 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 | yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōtāng | - lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) - fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch |
| 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 | yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu | - see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 | 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 | shàozhuàngbùnǔlì,lǎodàtúshāngbēi | - if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age |
| 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 | 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 | shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàiwang | - in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king |
| 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 | 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 | lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou | - when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second - the tip of the iceberg - the cockroach principle |
| 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 | 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 | lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu | - to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own |
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