老辣 lǎo là ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄚˋ lou5 laat6
- shrewd and ruthless
- efficient and unscrupulous
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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
辣
- 辣椒 là jiāo ㄌㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ laat6 ziu1 hot pepper
- 麻辣 má là ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ maa4 laat6 hot and numbing
- 火辣辣 huǒ là là ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚˋ ㄌㄚˋ fo2 laat6 laat6 scorching hot
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
- 中辣 zhōng là ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄚˋ zung1 laat6 hot
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- 俗辣 sú là ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄚˋ zuk6 laat6 (slang) (Tw) coward; paper tiger; a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á])
- 加辣 jiā là ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚˋ gaa1 laat6 to add spice; to make it spicy
- 微辣 wēi là ㄨㄟ ㄌㄚˋ mei4 laat6 mildly spicy
- 恶辣 惡辣 è là ㄜˋ ㄌㄚˋ ok3 laat6 ruthless
- 极辣 極辣 jí là ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄚˋ gik6 laat6 very spicy
- 毒辣 dú là ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄚˋ duk6 laat6 cruel
- 泼辣 潑辣 pō la ㄆㄛ ˙ㄌㄚ put3 laat6 shrewish
- 火辣 huǒ là ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚˋ fo2 laat6 painful heat
- 解辣 jiě là ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄚˋ gaai2 laat6 to relieve the burning sensation of spicy food
- 辛辣 xīn là ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄚˋ san1 laat6 spicy hot (taste)
- 辣妹 Là mèi ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˋ laat6 mui1 Spice Girls (1990s UK pop group)
- 辣妹 là mèi ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˋ laat6 mui1 hot chick
- 辣妈 辣媽 là mā ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄚ laat6 maa1 (coll.) hot mom
- 辣子 là zi ㄌㄚˋ ˙ㄗ laat6 zi2 cayenne pepper
- 辣彼 là bǐ ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ laat6 bei2 (loanword) rabbi
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)
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄦˊ ㄌㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 ji4 laat6 neoi5 if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)