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佬
lǎo
1. male
2. man (Cantonese)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

佬
lǎo
elder; mature
8 丶

Compound Words (20)

仫佬
Mùlǎo
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
北佬
běilǎo
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
基佬
jīlǎo
(slang) gay guy
大佬
dàlǎo
big shot (leading some field or group)
姆佬
Mǔlǎo
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
福佬
Fúlǎo
Hoklo
赤佬
chìlǎo
(dialect) scoundrel
阔佬
kuòlǎo
wealthy person
鬼佬
guǐlǎo
foreigner (Cantonese)
仡佬族
Gēlǎozú
Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou
仫佬族
Mùlǎozú
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
北方佬
běifānglǎo
northerner
姆佬族
Mǔlǎozú
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
美国佬
Měiguólǎo
an American (derog.)
乡下佬
xiāngxialǎo
villager
乡巴佬
xiāngbālǎo
(derog.) villager
金鱼佬
jīnyúlǎo
pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor)
鹤佬人
Hèlǎorén
Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
罗城仫佬族自治县
LuóchéngMùlǎozúzìzhìxiàn
Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hezhou [[賀州|贺州<Hèzhōu>]], Guangxi
务川仡佬族苗族自治县
WùchuānGēlǎozúMiáozúZìzhìxiàn
Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi [[遵義|遵义<Zūnyì>]], northeast Guizhou

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Word Frequency Rank
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