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佬

lǎo

Character

What 佬 means

1. male
2. man (Cantonese)

Example sentences

• 汤姆是个乡巴佬。
  Tāngmǔ shì gè xiāngbālǎo.
  Tom is a hick.

Words containing 佬

• 乡巴佬xiāng ba lǎo(derog.) country bumpkin; hick
• 北佬běi lǎonortherner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
• 基佬jī lǎo(slang) gay guy
• 大佬dà lǎobig shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
• 姆佬Mǔ lǎoMulao ethnic group of Guangxi
• 姬佬jī lǎo(slang) lesbian
• 福佬Fú lǎoHoklo
• 赤佬chì lǎo(dialect) scoundrel; rascal
• 阔佬kuò lǎowealthy person; millionaire
• 鬼佬guǐ lǎoforeigner (Cantonese); Westerner
• 北方佬běi fāng lǎonortherner; guy from the north; Yankee
• 口水佬kǒu shuǐ lǎotalkative person (Cantonese)
• 和事佬hé shì lǎopeacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer
• 城巴佬chéng ba lǎo(slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world…
• 姆佬族Mǔ lǎo zúMulao ethnic group of Guangxi
• 美国佬Měi guó lǎoan American (derog.); a Yankee
• 乡下佬xiāng xia lǎovillager; hick
• 金鱼佬jīn yú lǎopedophile…
• 鹤佬人Hè lǎo rénHoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
• 仡佬Gē lǎoGelao ethnic group
• 仡佬族Gē lǎo zúGelao ethnic group
• 仫佬Mù lǎoMulao ethnic group
• 仫佬族Mù lǎo zúMulao ethnic group
• 务川仡佬族苗族自治县Wù chuān Gē lǎo zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiànWuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, in Zunyi City 遵义市

Characters built on 老

These share the phonetic component 老 (lǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 姥lǎograndma (maternal)
• 铑lǎorhodium (chemistry)
• 耄màoextremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian; nonagenarian
• 栳lǎoused in 栲栳
• 咾lǎoa noise; a sound

Characters that look like 佬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some
• 侠xiáknight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero
• 姥lǎograndma (maternal)
• 俟qíused in 万俟
• 侥jiǎoby mere luck
• 俑yǒngwooden figures buried with the dead

Sounds the same

Read lǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 老prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 姥grandma (maternal)
• 铑rhodium (chemistry)
• 栳used in 栲栳
• 咾a noise; a sound
• 㧯round-bottomed wicker basket; (dialect) to lift; to carry on one's shoulder
• 轑spokes
• 狫name of a tribe
• 潦flooded; heavy rain