「老」

Entry #1
Pronunciation： lou5
Part of Speech： affix
Explanation：
  • used to indicate affection, familarity or seniority before or after the surname of a person; after the prefix "老", if the last syllable of the surname is not Tone 1, it will become Tone 2. For example, "周 zau1" will become "老周 lou5 zau1" (i.e. no change), but "黃 wong4" and "麥 mak6" become "老黃 lou5 wong2" and "老麥 lou5 mak2" respectively.
    (Cant.) 方fong1老lou5
    (Eng.) Old Fong
    (Cant.) 老lou5陳can2又jau6遲ci4到dou3嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) Old Chan is late again.

  • used to indicate affection
    (Cant.) 老豆lou5 dau6
    (Eng.) dad
    (Cant.) 老母lou5 mou2
    (Eng.) mum
    (Cant.) 老媽子lou5 maa1 zi2
    (Eng.) mum

  • used as colloquial shorthand
    (Cant.) 老麥lou5 mak2
    (Eng.) nickname for McDonald's
    (Cant.) 老廉lou5 lim2
    (Eng.) common name for ICAC
    (Cant.) 老臨lou5 lam2
    (Eng.) an "extra" in a film or TV drama
    (Cant.) 老強lou5 koeng5
    (Eng.) rape, a police slang
    (Cant.) 老爆lou5 baau3
    (Eng.) to burgle; to break into (slang word for burglary)
    (Cant.) 老屈lou5 wat1
    (Eng.) to frame somebody; to set somebody up; to wrongly blame somebody

  • used to indicate ranking, before "大" for the top and numerals starting from "二" for the rest ("大" and "二" become Tone 2)
    (Cant.) 老大lou5 daai2
    (Eng.) the eldest; the leader

  • experienced; senior
    (Cant.) 裁coi4縫fung2老lou5師si1傅fu2
    (Eng.) experienced tailor
    (Cant.) 老臣子lou5 san4 zi2
    (Eng.) senior staff member; etymologically, senior official
    (Cant.) 老戲骨lou5 hei3 gwat1
    (Eng.) experienced and splendid actor

  • a prefix without lexical meaning
    (Cant.) 老虎lou5 fu2
    (Eng.) tiger
    (Cant.) 老鼠lou5 syu2
    (Eng.) mouse

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「老」

Entry #2
Pronunciation： lou5
Part of Speech： adjective
Explanation：
  • old in age
    (Cant.) 老態lou5 taai3
    (Eng.) signs of senility
    (Cant.) 年老nin4 lou5
    (Eng.) old; aged
    (Cant.) 老年lou5 nin4
    (Eng.) old age
    (Cant.) 老人lou5 jan4
    (Eng.) old person; the aged; the elderly
    (Cant.) 活wut6到dou3老lou5，學hok6到dou3老lou5。
    (Eng.) Live till old age, learn till old age.
    (Cant.) 有jau5冇mou5諗nam2過gwo3老lou5咗zo2會wui5點dim2？
    (Eng.) Have you ever thought about how life would be like when you get old?
    (Cant.) 叫giu3姨ji1姨ji1叫giu3到dou3我ngo5老lou5晒saai3！
    (Eng.) Calling me "auntie" makes me feel so old!
    (Cant.) 我ngo5望mong6落lok6會wui5唔m4會wui5好hou2老lou5啊aa3？
    (Eng.) Do I look very old?

  • of long standing
    (Cant.) 老友lou5 jau5
    (Eng.) old friend
    (Cant.) 古老gu2 lou5
    (Eng.) ancient
    (Cant.) 老地方lou5 dei2 fong1
    (Eng.) place at which a group of people usually meet

  • loss of tenderness due to overripeness or overcooking
    (Cant.) 啲di1菜coi3煮zyu2到dou3老lou5晒saai3！
    (Eng.) The vegetables were overcooked!

  • to lose function due to wear and tear
    (Cant.) 寶刀未老bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5
    (Eng.) old but still sharp

See also： 大 老牌
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「老」

Entry #3
Pronunciation： lou5
Part of Speech： morpheme
Explanation：
senior person (in age or experience)
(Cant.) 長老zoeng2 lou5
(Eng.) elder
(Cant.) 兩老loeng5 lou5
(Eng.) elderly parents
(Cant.) 遺老wai4 lou5
(Eng.) veteran of a previous regime
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