老子 Lǎo zǐ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇ lou5 zi2
- Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
- the sacred book of Daoism, 道德经 道德經 Dào dé jīng ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ by Laozi
老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 流利級 · Level 5
- father
- daddy
- "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)
- I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
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More words with these characters
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
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 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)
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
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)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
Example sentences
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老子 要 睡 了 ， 你们 你們 都 给 給 我 闭嘴 閉嘴 。
I'm trying to sleep, so shut up!
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道教 是 用 老子 的 教导 教導 创立 創立 的 ， 他 是 公元前 六 零 四 年 在 现代 現代 的 河南省 出生 的 圣贤 聖賢 。
Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.
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