1. (dialect) country bumpkin2. a hick
Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
1. heavy smoker2. chain smoker3. life-long smoker
1. heavy smoker2. chain smoker
Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
(coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man
tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
1. backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)2. (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
(finance) "rat trading", a form of front-running in which a fund manager secretly builds a position in a security at low prices using personal funds, then uses public funds to drive up the price
1. carer of elderly persons2. aged care worker
to make (products, living spaces etc) suitable for the elderly; (attributive) senior-friendly; elder-accessible
1. "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng], 陈云[chén yún], 李先念[lǐ xiān niàn], 彭真[péng zhēn], 杨尚昆[yáng shàng kūn], 薄一波[bó yī bō], 王震[wáng zhèn], and 宋任穷[sòng rèn qióng]2. abbr. to 八老[bā lǎo]
cadaver for dissection in training medical students
(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser
1. ungraduated ruler2. straight edge
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
to have a child late in life (esp. said of a father)
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16
(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)
to forget (everything one has learned)
Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
(coll.) Alzheimer's disease
1. common people2. average people3. hoi polloi
1. fake important personage2. sham
老大徒伤悲 老大徒傷悲 lǎo dà tú shāng bēi vain regrets of old age (idiom)
1. lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)2. fig. a May-December relationship3. a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
钻石王老五 鑽石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ 1. highly eligible bachelor2. desirable male partner
青天大老爷 青天大老爺 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
老山自行车馆 老山自行車館 lǎo shān zì xíng chē guǎn Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
老年性痴呆症 老年性痴獃症 lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng senile dementia
姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là 1. ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)2. the older, the wiser
养老金双轨制 養老金雙軌制 yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì (PRC) dual-track pension system (with separate schemes for public-sector and enterprise employees)
少年夫妻老来伴 少年夫妻老來伴 shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
活到老,学到老 活到老,學到老 huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
老婆孩子热炕头 老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou 1. wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)2. the simple and good life
老吾老,以及人之老 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què 1. lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)2. fig. don't give up hope3. if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸 老王賣瓜,自賣自誇 lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā 1. every potter praises his own pot (idiom)2. all one's geese are swans
老骥伏枥,志在千里 老驥伏櫪,志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations