老旦 lǎo dàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ lou5 daan3
- old woman role in Chinese opera
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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
旦
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 乾旦 qián dàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ gon1 daan3 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
- 平旦 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 daan3 (literary) daybreak
- 复旦 復旦 Fù dàn ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ fuk6 daan3 Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学
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- 撒旦 Sā dàn ㄙㄚ ㄉㄢˋ saat3 daan3 Satan or Shaitan
- 文旦 wén dàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄢˋ man4 daan3 pomelo
- 旦角 dàn jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan3 gok3 dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- 昧旦 mèi dàn ㄇㄟˋ ㄉㄢˋ mui6 daan3 the time just before daybreak
- 李旦 Lǐ Dàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄢˋ lei5 daan3 Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
- 正旦 zhèng dàn ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ zing3 daan2 starring female role in a Chinese opera
- 武旦 wǔ dàn ㄨˇ ㄉㄢˋ mou5 daan2 female military role in a Chinese opera
- 男旦 nán dàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ naam4 daan3 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
- 约旦 約旦 Yuē dàn ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ joek3 daan3 Jordan (country)
- 花旦 huā dàn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄢˋ faa1 daan2 role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
- 贴旦 貼旦 tiē dàn ㄊㄧㄝ ㄉㄢˋ tip3 daan2 female supporting actress in a Chinese opera
- 双旦 雙旦 shuāng dàn ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄢˋ soeng1 daan3 Christmas and New Year's Day
- 震旦 Zhèn dàn ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ zan3 daan3 ancient Indian name for China
- 元旦节 元旦節 Yuán dàn jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 daan3 zit3 New Year's Day
- 刀马旦 刀馬旦 dāo mǎ dàn ㄉㄠ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou1 maa5 daan2 female warrior role in Chinese opera
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)
- 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3 (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
- 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
- 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long