佬 — Chinese character
佬
lǎo
elder; mature
- Pinyin
- lǎo
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 亻 老
- Formation
- ideographic — An old 老 person 亻; 老 also provides the pronunciation
Common words with 佬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大佬 | dà lǎo | big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization) |
| 基佬 | jī lǎo | (slang) gay guy |
| 乡巴佬 (鄉巴佬) | xiāng ba lǎo | (derog.) country bumpkin; hick |
| 鬼佬 | guǐ lǎo | foreigner (Cantonese); Westerner |
| 阔佬 (闊佬) | kuò lǎo | wealthy person; millionaire |
| 和事佬 | hé shì lǎo | peacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer |
| 北方佬 | běi fāng lǎo | northerner; guy from the north |
| 乡下佬 (鄉下佬) | xiāng xia lǎo | villager; hick |
| 北佬 | běi lǎo | northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese) |
| 口水佬 | kǒu shuǐ lǎo | talkative person (Cantonese) |
| 城巴佬 | chéng ba lǎo | (slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world knowledge (play on 乡巴佬 (xiāng ba lǎo)) |
| 姬佬 | jī lǎo | (slang) lesbian |
English words written with 佬
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.