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老本
lǎo běn
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capital;
assets;
savings;
nest egg;
(fig.) reputation;
laurels (to rest upon);
old edition of a book;
(tree) trunk
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老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán
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an old observation (idiom);
a truism;
banal comments
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老糊涂
lǎo hú tu
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dotard
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母老虎
mǔ lǎo hǔ
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tigress;
(fig.) fierce woman;
vixen
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回老家
huí lǎo jiā
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to go back to one's roots;
to return to one's native place;
by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
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男女老少
nán nǚ lǎo shào
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men, women, young and old;
all kinds of people;
people of all ages
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生老病死
shēng lǎo bìng sǐ
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lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die;
fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
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老茧
lǎo jiǎn
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callus (patch or hardened skin);
corns (on feet);
also 老趼
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老总
lǎo zǒng
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boss;
executive
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老将
lǎo jiàng
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lit. old general;
commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess;
fig. old-timer;
veteran
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老虎钳
lǎo hǔ qián
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vise;
pincer pliers
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老妈子
lǎo mā zi
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older female servant;
amah
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大老粗
dà lǎo cū
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uncouth fellow;
rustic
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老公公
lǎo gōng gong
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old man;
husband's father;
father-in-law;
court eunuch
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老外
lǎo wài
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(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person);
layman;
amateur
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老成
lǎo chéng
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mature;
experienced;
sophisticated
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老一辈
lǎo yī bèi
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previous generation;
older generation
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老到
lǎo dao
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experienced and careful
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老鸨
lǎo bǎo
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female brothel keeper
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老伯
lǎo bó
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uncle (polite form of address for older male)
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老者
lǎo zhě
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old man;
elderly man
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老脸
lǎo liǎn
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self-respect of old person;
face;
thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism);
brazen
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苍老
cāng lǎo
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old;
aged;
(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous;
forceful
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孤老
gū lǎo
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solitary old man or woman;
regular patron (at brothels)
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老少
lǎo shào
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the old and the young
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