老衲

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Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
cassock; to line
trad. (老衲)
simp. #(老衲)

Pronunciation


Noun

老衲

  1. (literary) elderly Buddhist monk

Synonyms

Pronoun

老衲

  1. (dated) A form of self-address used by old monks.
  2. (neologism, slang, humorous) an experienced and senile person who has seen it all, referring to oneself.