粵

老lou5遠jyun5

simp老远
lou5 jyun5lǎo yuǎn

English

  1. very far away
  2. far away

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 非常遠;通常指外地或者第二個城市

Examples

  • 他們大老遠趕來。

    They came from far away.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 謝謝你大老遠在這樣的雨天來。

    Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 鲍勃认为,给他那住得老远的母亲花高昂的话费,只为说上那么一两句是一个愚蠢的主意。

    Bob thinks it is a silly idea to call his mother who is so far away, to spend so much, and to say so little.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 你老遠走嚟鄉下探我,真係有心咯!

    You came to the countryside from so far away to see me. It's so sweet of you!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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