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宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
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lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom);
fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever;
the old man still has it
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敬老
jìng lǎo
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respect for the aged
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老丈人
lǎo zhàng ren
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(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
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老大爷
lǎo dà yé
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uncle;
grandpa;
CL:位[wei4]
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老小
lǎo xiǎo
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the old and the young;
the youngest member of the family
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老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū
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old and decrepit;
proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
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老皇历
lǎo huáng lì
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(lit.) past years' almanac;
(fig.) ancient history;
obsolete practice;
old-fashioned principle
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地老天荒
dì lǎo tiān huāng
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see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]
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月老
yuè lǎo
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matchmaker;
go-between;
same as 月下老人[yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2]
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老幺
lǎo yāo
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youngest
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老伯伯
lǎo bó bo
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grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
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老城
lǎo chéng
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old town;
old district of a city
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老大妈
lǎo dà mā
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"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman);
CL:位[wei4]
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老实巴交
lǎo shi bā jiāo
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(coll.) docile;
well-behaved;
biddable
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老父
lǎo fù
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father;
old man;
venerable sir
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老生
lǎo shēng
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venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera)
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老龄化
lǎo líng huà
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aging (population)
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中老年
zhōng lǎo nián
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middle and old age
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中老年人
zhōng lǎo nián rén
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middle-aged and elderly people
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二老
èr lǎo
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mother and father;
parents
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老伴儿
lǎo bàn r
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erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4]
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老佛爷
lǎo fó yé
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title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father;
nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
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老粗
lǎo cū
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uneducated person;
yokel;
boor;
roughneck
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老虎凳
lǎo hǔ dèng
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tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
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老账
lǎo zhàng
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lit. old account;
old debt;
fig. old scores to settle;
old quarrels;
old grudge
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