Phrases:
- 法老 fǎ lǎo
- pharaoh
- 古老 gǔ lǎo
- ancient, old, age-old
- 老闆 lǎo bǎn
- boss, business proprietor
- 老兵 lǎo bīng
- veteran
- 老成 lǎo chéng
- (adj) experienced; trained
- 老二 lǎo èr
- the second child or brother (or sister)
- 老公 lǎo gong5
- (informal) husband
- 老漢 lǎo hàn
- (n) old man, (n) I (self reference by an old man)
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ
- tiger
- 老化 lǎo huà
- (v) become old (person or thing)
- 老家 lǎo jiā
- native place, place of origin, home state or region
- 老年 lǎo nián
- elderly
- 老牌 lǎo pái
- old brand, old style, old school
- 老婆 lǎo pó
- (informal) wife
- 老人 lǎo rén
- old people, the aged
- 老師 lǎo shī
- teacher
- 老是 lǎo shi5
- always
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ
- rat, mouse
- 老套 lǎo tào
- old things, old ways (pejorative)
- 老頭 lǎo tóu
- old fellow
- 老外 lǎo wài
- foreigner
- 老撾 lǎo wō
- Laos
- 老鄉 lǎo xiāng
- fellow-townsman, fellow-villager
- 老兄 lǎo xiōng
- 'old chap' (form of address between male friends)
- 老爺 lǎo ye5
- (informal) maternal grandfather, mother's father
- 年老 nián lǎo
- aged
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo
- (adj) feeble and old
- 養老 yǎng lǎo
- provide for the elderly
- 元老 yuán lǎo
- grandee, old leadership, chief figure (in a gerontocracy)
- 長老 zhǎng lǎo
- elder