lão

See also: lao, Lao, láo, lào, Lào, lǎo, and lāo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 老.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩˦]

Adjective

lão

1. (in certain expressions, literary) old

   ông lão ― an old man

Synonyms

• (old): già

Derived terms

• kính lão đắc thọ (敬老得壽)
• lão gia (老爺)
• lão hóa (老化)
• lão luyện (老練)
• lão thị (老視)

 

Pronoun

lão

1. (narrative or literary) I/me (used by an old man)
2. (narrative or literary, respectful) he/him (an old man)

See also

• cũ

Anagrams

• loã