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Chinese
Etymology 1
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
ox; cow; bull
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| trad. (老牛)
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老
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牛
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| simp. #(老牛)
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老
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牛
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Pronunciation
Noun
老牛
- old cow; used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 老 (lǎo), 牛 (niú).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From 老 (lou5) + clipping of 牛仔褲 / 牛仔裤 (ngau4 zai2 fu3, “jeans”).
Pronunciation
Noun
老牛
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) jeans (Classifier: 條／条 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
牛仔褲 (“jeans”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
老牛
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) knife for cutting beef (a common weapon among triads) (Classifier: 把 c)
Synonyms
- (knife for cutting beef): 牛肉刀