老巢 lǎo cháo ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ lou5 caau4
- (fig.) lair; den; stronghold (esp. of criminals or hostile forces)
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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
巢
- 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ niu5 caau4 bird's nest
- 倾巢 傾巢 qīng cháo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ king1 caau4 lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us)
- 匪巢 fěi cháo ㄈㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ fei2 caau4 bandit stronghold
- 卵巢 luǎn cháo ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄠˊ leon2 caau4 ovary
- 巢湖 Cháo Hú ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨˊ caau4 wu4 Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
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- 巢湖 Cháo hú ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨˊ caau4 wu4 see 巢湖市
- 巢穴 cháo xué ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ caau4 jyut6 lair
- 爱巢 愛巢 ài cháo ㄞˋ ㄔㄠˊ oi3 caau4 love nest
- 营巢 營巢 yíng cháo ㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ jing4 caau4 to nest
- 空巢 kōng cháo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ hung1 caau4 empty nest
- 窝巢 窩巢 wō cháo ㄨㄛ ㄔㄠˊ wo1 caau4 nest
- 筑巢 築巢 zhù cháo ㄓㄨˋ ㄔㄠˊ zuk1 caau4 to nest; to build a nest
- 精巢 jīng cháo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ zing1 caau4 (zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
- 蜂巢 fēng cháo ㄈㄥ ㄔㄠˊ fung1 caau4 honeycomb; beehive
- 蚁巢 蟻巢 yǐ cháo ㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ngai5 caau4 ant nest
- 雀巢 Què cháo ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄠˊ zoek3 caau4 Nestlé
- 香巢 xiāng cháo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄠˊ hoeng1 caau4 a love nest
- 黄巢 黃巢 Huáng Cháo ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ wong4 caau4 Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
- 卵巢窝 卵巢窩 luǎn cháo wō ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄛ leon2 caau4 wo1 (anatomy) ovarian fossa
- 卵精巢 luǎn jīng cháo ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ leon2 zing1 caau4 ovaries and testes
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)
- 倾巢而出 傾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨ king1 caau4 ji4 ceot1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
- 倾巢来犯 傾巢來犯 qīng cháo lái fàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄢˋ king1 caau4 loi4 faan6 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
- 鹊巢鸠占 鵲巢鳩占 què cháo jiū zhàn ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄓㄢˋ the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)