"Taiwan pr. [lao3]" Chinese-English Dictionary

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lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
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老吾老,以及人之老 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之&#2418 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn
zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if syn
噶玛兰 噶瑪蘭 gá mǎ lán Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn
老头儿 老頭兒 lǎo tóu r see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5] syn
月老 yuè lǎo matchmaker / go-between / same as 月下老人[yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2] syn
老伴儿 老伴兒 lǎo bàn r erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4] syn
地老天荒 dì lǎo tiān huāng see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3] syn
老奸巨滑 lǎo jiān jù huá variant of 老奸巨猾[lao3 jian1 ju4 hua2] syn
过街老鼠 過街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] syn
活到老学到老 活到老學到老 huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo (proverb) never too old to learn
活到老,学到老 活到老,學到老 huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
老客儿 老客兒 lǎo kè r erhua variant of 老客[lao3 ke4]
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu 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]
八大元老 bā dà yuán lǎo "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, 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]
八老 bā lǎo "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]
天老爷 天老爺 tiān lǎo ye see 老天爺|老天爷[lao3 tian1 ye2]
老牛拉破车 老牛拉破車 lǎo niú lā pò chē see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
老聃 lǎo dān another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
赤老 chì lǎo variant of 赤佬[chi4 lao3]
阔老 闊老 kuò lǎo variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3] syn
老小老小 lǎo xiǎo lǎo xiǎo (coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋 老子英雄兒好漢,老子反動兒混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan) / fig. like father, like son
姜是老的辣 薑是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
以老卖老 以老賣老 yǐ lǎo - mài lǎo variant of 倚老賣老|倚老卖老[yi3lao3-mai4lao3]
倚老卖老 倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo - mài lǎo (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority / to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others syn
used in 仡佬族[Ge1 lao3 zu2], Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou / Taiwan pr. [qi4]
鹤佬人 鶴佬人 hè lǎo rén Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
台湾 臺灣 tái wān Taiwan
台独 臺獨 tái dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn
gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn
台胞证 台胞證 tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4]
中山区 中山區 zhōng shān qū Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning / Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
中华台北 中華臺北 zhōng huá tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
信义区 信義區 xìn yì qū Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
去台 去臺 qù tái to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
大安 dà ān Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城[Bai2 cheng2], Jilin
大安区 大安區 dà ān qū Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Da'an District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
太鲁阁 太魯閣 tài lǔ gé Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], Taiwan / Taroko ethnic group Taiwan
本省人 běn shěng rén people of this province / (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2] / character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
台湾鹪鹛 臺灣鷦鶥 tái wān jiāo méi (bird species of China) Taiwan cupwing / Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
美丽岛事件 美麗島事件 měi lì dǎo shì jiàn Kaohsiung Incident (aka Formosa Incident), a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's martial law period
高接梨 gāo jiē lí (Tw) high-grafted pear (a variety of Asian pear grown in Taiwan, produced by grafting scions from high-altitude or high-latitude regions onto local rootstocks, adapting them to Taiwan's subtropical climate)
老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn
老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn boss / business proprietor / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife syn
老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn
老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn
老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband syn
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
老鼠 lǎo shǔ rat / mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) syn
老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn
老子 lǎo zi father / daddy / "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly) syn
老子 lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi syn
老是 lǎo shi always syn
老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn
长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn
古老 gǔ lǎo ancient / old / age-old syn
老爸 lǎo bà father / dad
老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn
老年人 lǎo nián rén old people / the elderly syn
老太 lǎo tài old lady
养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement syn
老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn
老实 老實 lǎo shi honest / sincere / well-behaved / naive / gullible syn
老年 lǎo nián elderly / old age / autumn of one's years syn
老妈 老媽 lǎo mā mother / mom
老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye (respectful) lord / master / (coll.) maternal grandfather syn
老天 lǎo tiān God / Heavens syn
老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn
老家 lǎo jiā native place / place of origin / home state or region syn
老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated
老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng fellow townsman / fellow villager / sb from the same hometown syn
元老 yuán lǎo senior figure / elder / doyen syn
老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful) / esteemed mother / CL:位[wei4] syn
老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn
衰老 shuāi lǎo to age / to deteriorate with age / old and weak syn
老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn
老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn
养老保险 養老保險 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn old-age insurance
老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife syn
老歌 lǎo gē oldie (song)
老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn
老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn
老实说 老實說 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking / to be frank, ...
老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn
年老 nián lǎo aged syn
老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn
苍老 蒼老 cāng lǎo old / aged / (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous / forceful syn
老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn
老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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