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Character Decomposition
佬=亻+老
Etymology
An old 老 person 亻; 老 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
male
man (Cantonese)
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Words with 佬 40 total
(dialect) scoundrel · rascal赤佬chì lǎowealthy person · millionaire阔佬kuò lǎoforeigner (Cantonese) · Westerner鬼佬guǐ lǎoGelao ethnic group仡佬Gē lǎoMulao ethnic group仫佬Mù lǎonortherner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)北佬běi lǎo(slang) gay guy基佬jī lǎobig shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)大佬dà lǎoMulao ethnic group of Guangxi姆佬Mǔ lǎo(slang) lesbian姬佬jī lǎoHoklo福佬Fú lǎovillager; hick乡下佬xiāng xia lǎo(derog.) country bumpkin; hick乡巴佬xiāng ba lǎoGelao ethnic group仡佬族Gē lǎo zúMulao ethnic group仫佬族Mù lǎo zúnortherner · guy from the north · Yankee北方佬běi fāng lǎotalkative person (Cantonese)口水佬kǒu shuǐ lǎopeacemaker; mediator · (derog.) fixer和事佬hé shì lǎo(slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world knowledge (play on xiāng ba lǎo)城巴佬chéng ba lǎoMulao ethnic group of Guangxi姆佬族Mǔ lǎo zúan American (derog.) · a Yankee美国佬Měi guó lǎopedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment)金鱼佬jīn yú lǎoHoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan鹤佬人Hè lǎo rénLuocheng Mulao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市, Guangxi罗城仫佬族自治县Luó chéng Mù lǎo zú Zì zhì xiàn
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