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佬 lǎo

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佬 lǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǎo | lao3
English translation
elder; mature

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About 佬 lǎo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

佬 lǎo

Contains the radical

亻 rén

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

An old 老 lǎo person 亻 rén ; 老 lǎo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 佬 lǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰亻老

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Example sentences using 佬 lǎo

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她 tā 心想 xīn xiǎng 爱伦已 yǐ 奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī ,而 ér 北方 běifāng 佬 lǎo 即将 jíjiāng 闯入 chuǎng rù 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà ,逢 féng 人 rén 便 biàn 杀 shā , 见 jiàn 东西 dōngxī 便 biàn 烧 shāo .

She thought of Ellen dying and of the Yankees coming into Atlanta, burning everything, killing everybody.

他 tā 是 shì 个 gè 讨厌 tǎoyàn 的 de 乡巴佬 xiāng bā lǎo 。

He is an obnoxious hick.

Words with 佬 lǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
佬 lǎo male佬 lǎo
乡巴佬 xiāng bā lǎo hick鄉巴佬
美国佬 Měi guó lǎo a Yankee美國佬
阔佬 kuò lǎo wealthy person闊佬
和事佬 hé shì lǎo peacemaker和事佬 hé shì lǎo
赤佬 chì lǎo rascal赤佬 chì lǎo
仡佬族 Gē lǎo zú Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou仡佬族 Gē lǎo zú
仫佬族 Mù lǎo zú Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi仫佬族 Mù lǎo zú
仫佬 Mù lǎo Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi仫佬 Mù lǎo
罗城仫佬族自治县 Luó chéng Mù lǎo zú Zì zhì xiàn Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州 Hè zhōu [Hè​zhōu], Guangxi羅城仫佬族自治縣
务川仡佬族苗族自治县 Wù chuān Gē lǎo zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义 Zūn yì [Zūn​yì], northeast Guizhou務川仡佬族苗族自治縣
道真仡佬族苗族自治县 Dào zhēn Gē lǎo zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义 Zūn yì [Zūn​yì], northeast Guizhou道真仡佬族苗族自治縣

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