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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)

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

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Character Frequency Rank
3,322
Word Frequency Rank
1,734 of 84,292

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