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老东西

lǎo dōng xi

3-character word Traditional 老東西

What 老东西 means

1. (derog.) old fool
2. old bastard

The characters in 老东西

• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 西xīwest

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