老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3
- (coll.) husband
老公 lǎo gong ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1
- (coll.) eunuch
- see also 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
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老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
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- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
- 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ joeng5 lou5 to provide for the elderly (family members)
公
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 公主 gōng zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 zyu2 princess
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 公债 公債 gōng zhài ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄞˋ gung1 zaai3 government bond
- 公仆 公僕 gōng pú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄨˊ gung1 buk6 public servant
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- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
- 公克 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 hak1 gram
- 公公 gōng gong ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ gung1 gung1 husband's father; father-in-law
- 公共 gōng gòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ gung1 gung6 public; common; communal
- 公函 gōng hán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄢˊ gung1 haam4 official letter
- 公分 gōng fēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ gung1 fan1 centimeter (cm)
- 公务 公務 gōng wù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˋ gung1 mou6 official business
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 公告 gōng gào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ gung1 gou3 post
- 公园 公園 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun2 park (for public recreation)
- 公墓 gōng mù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gung1 mou6 public cemetery
- 公安 gōng ān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢ gung1 on1 (Ministry of) Public Security
- 公寓 gōng yù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ gung1 jyu6 apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 公布 gōng bù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ gung1 bou3 to announce; to make public; to publish
Idioms with these characters
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
- 秉公办理 秉公辦理 bǐng gōng bàn lǐ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ bing2 gung1 baan6 lei5 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
- 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ deoi3 bou6 gung1 tong4 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ gung1 ji4 mong4 si1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 zung3 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
Example sentences
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我 老公 没用 沒用 。
My husband is useless.
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他 是 我 老公 。
He is my husband.
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给 給 我 老公 打电话 打電話 。
Call my husband.
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她 老公 现 現 居 东京 東京 。
Her husband is now living in Tokyo.
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她 不 喜欢 喜歡 她 的 老公 。
She doesn't like her husband.
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