Cantonese Dictionary

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity | old (of people) | venerable (person) | experienced | of long standing | always | all the time | of the past | very | outdated | (of meat etc) tough | old age | abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism | a surname | to retire from official service | to become old | to honor the aged | shameless, thick-skinned | familiar term of respect for elderly people | decrepit | hardened | steady | trustworthy | dark | deep (colour) | youngest (in Beijing dialect) | parents | # adapted from cc-cedict

the second child or brother (or sister); Mandarin slang for the penis; Canto slang for a policeman

Old friend; go way back

old people, the elderly or aged | [粵]: 老大, 老坑

an eldery centre [written and colloquial]

gerontologist

(noun) General term to call a senior

rejuvenation

Canopus

geriatrics

describes a child who acts like an adult; a young but worldly person

(noun) Male senior

spouse, "better half"

faking (spoken)

"to make something up" (to say/accuse that something really doesn't exist)

a woman in her elder years who tries to make herself look attractive [Syn][粵]老來嬌

an elderly (female) who dresses up to cover up actual age (spoken)

form of address for an elderly man

a reputable actor, usually an opera actor

hubby (spoken)

grandpa; husbands' father; father-in-law

(literally: husband fans); miserable; desolate; pitiful

Husband cake, a pastry that is made with fermented bean curd, garlic and black sesame mix paste

number (of a prisoner | policeman) [colloquial]

humourous version of 利是, meaning “auspicious”

experienced and trustworthy

ageing; maturing

con artist; confidence trickster. Mand.: 騙子

old friend, good friend, or both!

very close friend [written and colloquial]