老话 老話
老话 老話 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 waa6
- an old saying
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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
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 to hold a conversation
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)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
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- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ mou4 waa6 bat1 taam4 not to hold anything back (idiom)
- 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Example sentences
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“ 好人 不 长 長 命 ” 是 句 或 真 或 假 的 老话 老話 。
"The good die young" is an old saying which may or may not be true.
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